Sensorimotor OCD & Social Anxiety Differential Diagnosis: “Obsessive Swallowing”

On November 1, 2011, in Body-Focused/Sensorimotor Symptoms, ERP, OCD, Social Anxiety, by Steven J. Seay, Ph.D.

Reader Question: For the past year, I have been dealing with OCD-related sensorimotor obsessions focused on swallowing. My symptoms started during a class discussion in which I noticed myself swallow. Since then, whenever I am in a lecture or quiet place surrounded by people, I become deeply focused on my own swallowing and worry that  (read more)

Treatment for Body-Focused Obsessions & Compulsions in OCD (e.g., Swallowing, Breathing, Blinking)

On October 14, 2011, in Body-Focused/Sensorimotor Symptoms, ERP, OCD, by Steven J. Seay, Ph.D.

This post is the last in a series of posts discussing body-focused obsessions and compulsions (aka, sensorimotor, somatosensory, or somatic obsessions and compulsions) in obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). This series was inspired by an original article written by Dr. David Keuler for OCDchicago.org. You can access Dr. Keuler’s excellent article here.

Ruling  (read more)

OCD Core Fears Related to Body-Focused Obsessions & Compulsions (e.g., Swallowing, Breathing, Blinking)

On September 22, 2011, in Body-Focused/Sensorimotor Symptoms, OCD, by Steven J. Seay, Ph.D.

This post is the second in a series of posts discussing body-focused obsessions and compulsions (aka, sensorimotor, somatosensory, or somatic obsessions and compulsions) in obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). This series was inspired by an original article written by Dr. David Keuler for OCDchicago.org. You can access Dr. Keuler’s excellent article here.

OCD  (read more)

Sensorimotor OCD Body-Focused Obsessions & Compulsions (Swallowing, Breathing)

On September 19, 2011, in Body-Focused/Sensorimotor Symptoms, OCD, by Steven J. Seay, Ph.D.

This post is the first in a series of posts discussing body-focused obsessions and compulsions (i.e., sensorimotor obsessions and compulsions) in obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). This series was inspired by an original article written by Dr. David Keuler for OCDchicago.org. You can access Dr. Keuler’s excellent article here.

Body-Focused Obsessions and Compulsions in OCD  (read more)
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