Guest guest Posted January 3, 2001 Report Share Posted January 3, 2001 said: > There are mixed feels about the elastic band snapping routine. The person > with OCD is supposed to snap when they have the urge to follow through with > a compulsion. I'm not comfortable with this technique, because it replaces > the compulsion with another one, rather than putting a stop to it. It also > hurts - yes that's the point - but it doesnt prevent the person from > snapping away when they NEED to do it!! One of the first therapists we saw suggested this, but I pulled the plug when I saw that was raising welts on her wrists with the incessant snapping. As treatment for OCD, I'd put it right up there with the dunking stool. ~Taffy in San Diego Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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