Values Conflicts and How to Respond in OCD
Key Points
- This session focused on values conflicts, and one way to respond in these types of situations.
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Transcript
The following is a mock session with a client focused on values clarification, consistency with their values and is specifically focused on decision making when there is a conflict between values. This offers one way to respond but there are many others.
The mock client is a 40-year-old man with fears that he left the stove on and that it will burn his home down with his dog inside. He engages in repetitive checking behaviors to ensure that the stove is off and that his dog is safe.
Therapist: To summarize a bit here, your top values are family, recreation and caring for animals. Client: Uh, that's correct. Therapist: Beautiful. Okay. Let's dive a bit more into what you would like those to look like in your life. So let's imagine that you didn't have to spend all this energy and time on dealing with your obsessions. If you're free from that, how would you spend your time related to your family, recreation and animals?
