An essential part of treating OCD is distinguishing between mental processes that can and cannot be controlled. This can be especially confusing when it comes to attention. Confusion about this leads, in turn, to confusion about distraction, as well as to difficulty eliminating rumination. The purposes of this article are: (1) to explain what aspects […]| Dr. Michael J. Greenberg
Different therapists and researchers (and farmers, actually) use the word rumination in different ways, and that makes it important to define exactly what I mean when I use that word. When I talk about rumination, I’m talking about any type of mental engagement with the problem; put another way, I’m talking about shifting into problem-solving […]| Dr. Michael J. Greenberg
I recommend reading Awareness, Attention, Distraction, and Rumination before reading this article, since the concepts discussed there are foundational to the approach outlined below. Sensorimotor OCD (also known as Somatically Focused OCD) refers to cases in which people become hyper attentive to their bodily sensations, such as breathing, swallowing, or heartbeat. While this might not sound so […]| Dr. Michael J. Greenberg