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<blockquote data-quote="Josie" data-source="post: 382308" data-attributes="member: 1792"><p>My experience is with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) but not food phobia. For Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD), the recognized most effective therapy is much like Smallworld said. Starting with small steps, feeling the anxiety but doing it anyway, and working up. Taking too big of a step is overwhelming. Sometimes, medicine is needed to make the anxiety manageable. For Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD), sitting there not eating for hours "feeds" the Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) and makes it stronger because she is giving in to her fear and not eating. An exposure would be if she ate something while feeling that anxiety. Then she would see that her anxiety went down eventually even if she ate. Now, if the anxiety is going down, she thinks it is because she didn't eat. </p><p></p><p>For Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) therapy, my daughter's therapist would have us acknowledge that maybe she would choke (because we can't guarantee that she won't, really, although we know the odds are very very small). Reassuring them that it won't happen feeds the Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD). I had to tell my daughter a doll might come alive! I really didn't agree with this at the time, but I see why it makes sense now. Some of their fears actually could happen.</p><p></p><p>My daughter knew the doll wouldn't come alive, but those thoughts kept coming. It couldn't be reasoned away.</p><p></p><p>I realize they are not calling this Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD), but a phobia, but it does seem similar.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Josie, post: 382308, member: 1792"] My experience is with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) but not food phobia. For Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD), the recognized most effective therapy is much like Smallworld said. Starting with small steps, feeling the anxiety but doing it anyway, and working up. Taking too big of a step is overwhelming. Sometimes, medicine is needed to make the anxiety manageable. For Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD), sitting there not eating for hours "feeds" the Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) and makes it stronger because she is giving in to her fear and not eating. An exposure would be if she ate something while feeling that anxiety. Then she would see that her anxiety went down eventually even if she ate. Now, if the anxiety is going down, she thinks it is because she didn't eat. For Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) therapy, my daughter's therapist would have us acknowledge that maybe she would choke (because we can't guarantee that she won't, really, although we know the odds are very very small). Reassuring them that it won't happen feeds the Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD). I had to tell my daughter a doll might come alive! I really didn't agree with this at the time, but I see why it makes sense now. Some of their fears actually could happen. My daughter knew the doll wouldn't come alive, but those thoughts kept coming. It couldn't be reasoned away. I realize they are not calling this Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD), but a phobia, but it does seem similar. [/QUOTE]
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