Dr Jeffrey Schwartz's Four Steps for OCD

[1Littlefoot]

Has anyone come across this .... Dr Jeffrey Schwartz's Four Steps for OCD    - is USA  ... makes logical sense to a mum of a 25 yr old son that suffers with OCD .. is simple - easy to recall when you need it  most  .... but interested  to know what people think - as is not CBT or directly ERP as such  .. or is it?  

 

many thanks 

[Gemma@OCDUK]

Hi 1Littlefoot,

The four steps are very well known on the forum and many people with OCD find them incredibly helpful when times are tough. They feature in the self-help book Brain Lock written by Schwarz. They are not CBT or ERP, but can be used as a coping strategy when waiting for CBT, or alongside CBT.

Gemma

 

[1Littlefoot]

Ah thank you - I know Brain Lock - thought I recognised them!  Read so much - lose track in a  quest to find things that might resonate with son.    

[bahiano]

Great book and helped so many sufferers to understand OCD and recover… I love it!

[Handy]

Brainlock is 22 years old I think. Good processes but only treats the symptoms not the cause.  Why is there so little about treating the cause available?  Sure would save time. 

[olb]

Yes I agree I’ve read the process but I think in some cases like mental/emotional contamination, the underlying causes need to be looked at first?