At the request of a listener, Chris revisits the mosquito analogy, and explains "the moral of the story." Punchline is: you can tolerate more discomfort (in the context of OCD, more anxiety) than you give yourself credit for. The emphasis in the mosquito bite analogy is get rid of the itch by whatever means necessary. But it is the scratching-behavior that keeps the itching going. The real question is, How can you stop scratching?
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To Choose or Not to Choose: That is the Question
Gonna Tell You A Bit about Myself
When I'm Loving Someone with OCD
Weed-Smoking, Psychotropic Medications, and OCD
The Cognitive Model: How You Can Force Symptomatological Change
The Various Faces of Existential OCD
What's the Difference between Rational Thinking and Rumination?
This Makes A Behavior A Compulsion
What Makes A Behavior A Compulsion?
Here's My Situation, Tell Me What to Do: A (Second) Case Discussion
Here's My Situation, Tell Me What to Do: A Case Discussion
OCD-101 vs. Advanced Techniques
What Causes OCD?: The Theory That Will Never Die
Chasing Certainty
How Long Will It Take for Me to Get Better?
How Can I Better Find Compulsions?
When OCD Causes Depression
What Compulsions Go with Which Obsessional Themes?
How Do I Tell the Difference between Obsessions & Compulsions?
Compulsions Breed Compulsions
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