What is Somatic Checking? 🧐👇👇👇 This is when you check your body for how it feels, reacts, functions, etc. - For example, someone with somatic obsessions might obsess over their breathing. - Someone with Harm OCD might obsess over how their hand feels when they get an intrusive urge. - Someone with sexual intrusive thoughts might obsess over their groinal area. - The paradoxical problem is that it seems like the more you focus on something, the stronger a sensation might feel. It’s also common for anxiety symptoms to mimic other conditions. For example, shortness of breath from a panic attack being mistaken as a heart attack. - Like any compulsion, it’s best to cut these behaviors out! Instead, practice mindfulness, and let any feelings pass by without compulsively trying to stop them or figure out what they mean! 🫁🫀🤲 - #pureo #pureocd #ocdrecovery #intrusivethoughts #compulsions #learnontiktok #harmocd #pocd #rocd #mentalhealth #ocd #obsessivecompulsivedisorder #madeofmillions24 #somaticocd #somaticchecking