Selectivity of the Doubt (Inference-Based Cognitive Behavioral Therapy / ICBT)

This video presents the concept of Selectivity of the Doubt. This is a characteristic of the OCD experience where one doubts things in some areas of life but not others, and this is dictated by where one feels vulnerable. Understanding this concept can provide further insight into how OCD logic works, and how it can be unraveled in treatment. This concept come to us from the perspective of Inference Based Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (I-CBT).
I'm Michael Parker, LCSW, co-director at The Center for OCD and Anxiety in Pittsburgh, PA.
You can check out my self-help book, The OCD Travel Guide, which is available on Amazon: www.amazon.com/dp/1736409131. This self-guided treatment manual is based on ACT and ERP approaches to OCD.
You can visit the website for The Center for OCD and Anxiety in Pittsburgh, PA: pittsburghocdtreatment.com/
For general resources for OCD treatment, visit the International OCD Foundation website: iocdf.org/
For I-CBT specific resources, you can visit: icbt.online/
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[@scottmatthews7051]

Very clearly explained as always. Thanks Michael.

[@OCDspace412]

Thank you!

[@jfajz1]

So clearly explained and immensely helpful, as always. Thank you Mike!

[@OCDspace412]

Thank you. Happy to be helping!

[@aguywithocd]

Welcome back! It's been too long 😇

[@OCDspace412]

Thanks. Happy to be back!

[@user-rw9bs3di5i]

Well done. I will assign this to my clients. Thanks for your contribution to the I-CBT body of work.

[@OCDspace412]

Awesome, thank you!

[@OCDspace412]

Oh, that's you Armando. Thanks for watching!

[@juliannamaria8817]

Thank you for posting! I have been checking weekly

[@OCDspace412]

I'll try and keep it up!

[@charlesstover1520]

Very helpful! Thank you.

[@OCDspace412]

You're welcome!

[@triciaosullivan6582]

What if you can't get proof in the real world because your obsessions cannot be proven in this world? Thank you 😊

[@OCDspace412]

Thanks for watching. And such a great question. Keep in mind that a lack of information is still information, and can be a cue that there is no reason to doubt. That silence can be trusted. But I suspect there is a nuanced situation underlying your question, and so I would definitely encourage you to find an ICBT therapist if your interest in peaked. There's a lot of reasoning to explore that leads one into a place of obsessional doubt!

[@MegaSaanch]

Great question.

[@MegaSaanch]

We people find the silence- deadening- like something bad is brewing in our atmosphere or whatever- just going to grab our knees. I don’t know why but it reflects how important it is to understand just as described by you, Mike, that silence has to be trusted as an indication that nothing is happening. An obsession is like that- so much fluff.