OCD▼
Below are the 11 contributions related to the OCD category.
Chair contamination - KW (10/09/2021)
Adult / CYP: Children and Young people
Practitioner and client sat in therapy room. Client touching the chair both palms and then rubbing this on her phone and clothing and back onto the chair. We plotted on a graph how much discomfort they were feeling (SUDS) out of 10 - being most. Leaving the therapy room and when returning home, sitting on several family chairs or sofas with same clothing, repeating touches....
EXP 3 - KW (10/09/2021)
Adult / CYP: Children and Young people
Practitioner and client sat in therapy room. Client touching the chair both palms and then rubbing this on her phone and clothing and back onto the chair. We plotted on a graph how much discomfort they were feeling (SUDS) out of 10 - being most. ...
Touching a Public Door Handle - KW (19/05/2025)
Adult / CYP: Adult
You avoid touching public door handles due to fear of contamination and subsequent illness. Touch a handle then sit with the idea that you are contaminated, eat some food. Over time log the subjective units of distress on a chart over time checking in with how disturbed this feels on a scale chosen on the sheet e.g. 100/100 and over 60 mins...
Leaving Home Without Rechecking Appliances - KW (19/05/2025)
Adult / CYP: Adult
Before leaving home, you repeatedly check appliances to ensure they're turned off, fearing a fire might occur. This time you will leave home after checking once over in the kitchen....
Driving Without Repetitive Route Checking - KW (19/05/2025)
Adult / CYP: Adult
While driving, you fear that you might have hit someone without realizing and feel compelled to retrace your route to check....
Intrusive Thoughts – Writing Down a Disturbing Thought Without Neutralizing - KW (19/05/2025)
Adult / CYP: Adult
You experience intrusive thoughts about harming loved ones and feel the need to perform mental rituals to neutralize them....
Symmetry and Order – Leaving Objects Misaligned - KW (19/05/2025)
Adult / CYP: Adult
You feel compelled to arrange items symmetrically and become distressed if they're misaligned. Choose something that you will misalign either in the way that you look - perhaps your hair, your clothing, or if online remotely find something in the room. Use a log sheet to track and measure the subjective units of distress, 100 being most disturbed and 0 least. Track over time 50-60 mins....
Handling Household Bins - KW (19/05/2025)
Adult / CYP: Adult
You avoid taking out the household rubbish due to fears of contamina...
Reducing Handwashing Frequency - KW (19/05/2025)
Adult / CYP: Adult
You feel compelled to wash your hands repeatedly after touching objects perceived as dirty. Choose an object with low/medium/high intensity of disturbance. Using a log sheet track the disturbance over time, 100 most, 0 least disturbance....
Tolerating Uncertainty About Illness - KW (19/05/2025)
Adult / CYP: Adult
You frequently seek reassurance about your health status to alleviate fears of being ill....
Releasing Responsibility for Others' Health - KW (19/05/2025)
Adult / CYP: Adult
You believe that if you don't perform certain rituals, others may become ill or die....