Being Present with Mindfulness in OCD

Welcome to session 4. This session is devoted to the introduction and practice of being in the present moment.

As with all sessions, this one begins with a review of concepts and home practice from the previous session. In particular, you'll review the behavioral commitments they made at the previous session and how it went completing them, what got in the way, what went well, what did they notice. This will help you assess where they are on the ACT process so you can know what needs to be practiced further in the future. Then after doing that check-in, you can move on to the new content for the day and as I said for this session that is being in the present moment.

Hayes, S. C., Strosahl, K. D., & Wilson, K. G. (2012). Acceptance and commitment therapy: The process and practice of mindful change (2nd ed.). Guilford Publications.,Twohig, M. P. (2004). ACT for OCD: Abbreviated treatment manual [Unpublished treatment manual]. University of Nevada.

The ACT concept of being in the present moment is one of the foundational processes for all the other processes in ACT to work from. Without attention to the present, we're unable to engage in any of the other concepts. Now, that doesn't mean that this concept is more important than any of the other concepts or processes. It just means that it's one that's necessary for others to take place.

Hayes, S. C., Strosahl, K. D., & Wilson, K. G. (2012). Acceptance and commitment therapy: The process and practice of mindful change (2nd ed.). Guilford Publications.,Twohig, M. P. (2004). ACT for OCD: Abbreviated treatment manual [Unpublished treatment manual]. University of Nevada.