The Cognitive Behavior Therapy Center of Silicon Valley is located at 16579 Los Gatos Almaden Road on the border of San Jose and Saratoga.
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How to Get Help for Sexually Intrusive Thoughts OCD With practice and experience in facing your fears, you will find yourself to be less disturbed by sexually intrusive thoughts and more able to cope with anxiety and uncertainty. ERP/CBT will help you face your fears about acting out sexually, in session and in the real world, and practice new ways of responding to anxiety. Treatment will include education about Sexually Intrusive Thoughts OCD and how it is maintained, cognitive strategies that will help you respond differently to anxiety and intrusive sexual thoughts, and behavioral strategies to help you delay and/or eliminate compulsive behaviors. You will learn a type of CBT called Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP). The goal of CBT for OCD is to teach you that you can manage the anxiety associated with intrusive sexual thoughts without performing compulsions or rituals.
Cognitive Behavior Treatment of Sexually Intrusive Thoughts OCD Because anxiety is relieved in the short-term, the anxiety cycle continues with the next intrusive thought. You may then attempt to soothe yourself with a ritual or compulsion that temporarily reduces your anxiety such as silently repeating to yourself that you are not attracted to your mother. This causes you significant distress or anxiety. For example, you may have the thought your mother is wearing an attractive outfit and interpret that to mean that you are sexually attracted to her. If you have Sexually Intrusive Thoughts OCD, however, you might view these experiences as threatening and assign a great deal to importance to these thoughts. In fact, studies suggest that 90% of individuals experience sexually intrusive thoughts throughout their lifetimes. Mental rituals aimed at forcing unwanted sexual thoughts away such over-analysis of sexual thoughts, trying to force acceptable sexual thoughts into consciousness or mentally reviewing past sexual encountersĬognitive Behavioral Model of Sexually Intrusive Thoughts OCDĪccording to the CBT model, it is normal to experience intrusive sexual thoughts from time to time.Fear of losing control and acting out sexually.Fear of becoming aggressive or violent during sex.Fear of being sexually attracted to siblings, parents, or other relatives.Fear of being sexually attracted to animals.Fears of being a pedophile or becoming a pedophile.Symptoms of Sexually Intrusive Thoughts OCD Sexual obsessions are not pleasant and provoke guilt and shame. They are different from fantasies, which are experienced as enjoyable. These sexual obsessions may involve sexual activities that are counter to your sexual orientation or preferences which can cause distress and confusion.
Sexually Intrusive Thoughts OCD involves unwanted sexual thoughts, often involving children, family members, inappropriate persons, animals, or violence. Our approach is practical, goal-oriented, compassionate, and scientifically-based while focusing on your individual needs.
At the Cognitive Behavior Therapy Center of Silicon Valley, we offer cognitive behavior therapy (CBT) for Sexually Intrusive Thoughts OCD.
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