EPISODE · Feb 20, 2021 · 40 MIN
A Talk with Robert Fox on OCD type Parts
from IFS Talks · host Robert Fox
Robert Fox, a therapist in Woburn, Massachusetts, also wishes more people knew about IFS. Diagnosed with obsessive- compulsive disorder at age 21 after a lifetime of unusual compulsions, Robert spent 23 years receiving the standard care: cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) and exposure response prevention (ERP).Neither had much effect, especially ERP, which involved repeatedly exposing himself to things he was anxious about in the hopes of gradually habituating to them. “When you think about it, it’s a very painful method of therapy,” he says.Robert discovered IFS in 2008. Before, he had always been encouraged to think of his compulsions as meaningless pathologies. Now, for the first time, they began making sense to him as the behavior of protectors who were trying to manage the underlying shame and fear of exiles. ( Inside the Revolutionary Treatment That Could Change Psychotherapy Forever- July 21,2020. Elemental) https://ifs-institute.com/news-events/news/inside-revolutionary-treatment-could-change-psychotherapy-forever?fbclid=IwAR22YRA54fyeqBbMxMgj9KC6pZvl_fsYO_TJLaO8z82scMs7gS-xqnMa0ekFor more info about Robert Fox please visit: https://www.jobstresssolutions.com
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Robert Fox, a therapist in Woburn, Massachusetts, also wishes more people knew about IFS. Diagnosed with obsessive- compulsive disorder at age 21 after a lifetime of unusual compulsions, Robert spent 23 years receiving the standard care: cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) and exposure response prevention (ERP).Neither had much effect, especially ERP, which involved repeatedly exposing himself to things he was anxious about in the hopes of gradually habituating to them. “When you think about it, it’s a very painful method of therapy,” he says.Robert discovered IFS in 2008. Before, he had always been encouraged to think of his compulsions as meaningless pathologies. Now, for the first time, they began making sense to him as the behavior of protectors who were trying to manage the underlying shame and fear of exiles. ( Inside the Revolutionary Treatment That Could Change Psychotherapy Forever- July 21,2020. Elemental) https://ifs-institute.com/news-events/news/inside-revolutionary-treatment-could-change-psychotherapy-forever?fbclid=IwAR22YRA54fyeqBbMxMgj9KC6pZvl_fsYO_TJLaO8z82scMs7gS-xqnMa0ekFor more info about Robert Fox please visit: https://www.jobstresssolutions.com
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