Please find below OCD illustrations we created to bring to life certain teachings and metaphors shared on the podcast. These illustrations were originally posted on our social platforms. We hope you find these illustrations helpful.Â
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Illustrations
Experiential Avoidance
Itâs really hard and uncomfortable to make space for our internal experiences: urges, sensations, feelings/emotions, thoughts. Because itâs tough to feel them we avoid and push them away. This is…
Read moreItâs not courageous, unless youâre scaredÂ
We often look at people who seem fearless and take risks and go after what they want as brave and courageous. As therapist Jonny Say said on episode 334 of…
Read moreOCD is tough, be kind to yourself
OCD symptoms are hard. Difficult. Painful. Challenging. Agonising. Terrifying. So they are already those things, why add to it? OCD is pain. Learning to nurture and grow a compassionate voice…
Read moreExposure without Response Prevention is torture
Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP) can sometimes be referred to as exposure therapy. This is misleading. As itâs way more than that. ERP works because our brain learns something new.…
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