I thought this piece was great. It's reassuring(not in the OCD way hahah) to see mental health professionals start to add to or expand on the conceptualization of OCD. I've always felt intuitively what you are saying in this piece as someone who has dealt with it.
In addition, I feel your conceptualization more easily allows for a connection of OCD, rightly in my opinion, with events taking place in someone's life rather than something mainly random or unreasonable. To me this could aid in addressing the psychic suffering that comes with OCD in a much more holistic way.
Have you seen Michael Greenberg's work? He is approaching OCD as something different than a "cancer" as well. Really thoughtful piece—I really enjoyed reading it!
Thank you so much Mandip! I'm so heartened to this is your experience as well. I have heard of Michael's wonderful work and think he's very on to this as well.
And I want to say that your intuition is a very powerful thing and that's what's been missing in the understanding of OCD, how wise and strong intuitive empathy can be in those with OCD.
Hard for western science to measure that and also easy for Western science to be a little skeptical if not judgmental of it. I mean this playfully, but Americans have often been very enamored of the crown and third eye chakras but they aren't as tuned in to the heart chakra. (one man's opinion but worth sharing) ;-)
Thanks for reading and for your thoughtful comments!
Thank you for writing this piece and presenting another perspective. As a parent of a teen with food allergies (cue the overactive auto immune response) and OCD, this made a lot of sense to me. How would this perspective play out with someone whose OCD presents as intrusive thoughts (unrelated to health, harm, loss), rumination, and reassurance seeking, rather than external compulsions?
I thought this piece was great. It's reassuring(not in the OCD way hahah) to see mental health professionals start to add to or expand on the conceptualization of OCD. I've always felt intuitively what you are saying in this piece as someone who has dealt with it.
In addition, I feel your conceptualization more easily allows for a connection of OCD, rightly in my opinion, with events taking place in someone's life rather than something mainly random or unreasonable. To me this could aid in addressing the psychic suffering that comes with OCD in a much more holistic way.
Have you seen Michael Greenberg's work? He is approaching OCD as something different than a "cancer" as well. Really thoughtful piece—I really enjoyed reading it!
Thank you so much Mandip! I'm so heartened to this is your experience as well. I have heard of Michael's wonderful work and think he's very on to this as well.
And I want to say that your intuition is a very powerful thing and that's what's been missing in the understanding of OCD, how wise and strong intuitive empathy can be in those with OCD.
Hard for western science to measure that and also easy for Western science to be a little skeptical if not judgmental of it. I mean this playfully, but Americans have often been very enamored of the crown and third eye chakras but they aren't as tuned in to the heart chakra. (one man's opinion but worth sharing) ;-)
Thanks for reading and for your thoughtful comments!
Thank you for writing this piece and presenting another perspective. As a parent of a teen with food allergies (cue the overactive auto immune response) and OCD, this made a lot of sense to me. How would this perspective play out with someone whose OCD presents as intrusive thoughts (unrelated to health, harm, loss), rumination, and reassurance seeking, rather than external compulsions?