Originally Posted by
danielgabriel97
Hi Mental Health Forum,
I am looking for some quick practical support. I struggle with sensorimotor OCD, and have used some ERP to overcome my swallowing compulsions. However, the OCD has now moved to my blinking, which I am constantly aware of, and despite using some of these techniques to lower my anxiety or ritual by which I blink, I keep giving into the compulsion of blinking because it is a moment by moment bodily process which cannot be stopped. Swallowing was different because the thoughts that I needed to swallow came more than the actual need to swallow, so I was able to let the thought wear out and not give in. I am asking you for practical tips on how to overcome the awareness and compulsion of blinking, since it is an action I cannot stop. How would you modify the ERP or CPT? I am not looking for prescriptions, therapists (which have been ineffective), etc., but simply some practical, hands on methods to deal with blinking OCD.