Overcoming OCD Rumination: A Path to Mental Clarity
OCD rumination can create a very overwhelming and worthless cycle of repetition of negative thoughts, but most people cannot help but live with this obsessional compulsive experience, which involves intrusive thoughts prompting a chain of repetitions of specific behaviors or mental exercises. Let the Austin Bridges Therapy approach guide you and help you break through this crippling pattern. Understanding OCD and Rumination Rumination OCD characteristics include persistence in unwanted thoughts that may seem to consume your mind, and inability to concentrate on other daily tasks. Generally, thoughts are based on fears or doubts and thus the state of enhanced anxiety persists. The challenge lies in recognizing the fact that these thoughts are temporary disturbances rather than revelations of reality. Experienced therapists at Austin Bridges Therapy use techniques such as CBT and ERP to help clients not only face but also work to control their undesirable, adverse thoughts. They interr