about our tricky human brainJournal
Tools, reflections, and research-backed insights from the therapy room. Topics range from anxiety, OCD, and trauma to mindfulness, depersonalization, emotional regulation, and how therapy actually works.
Sensorimotor OCD and the Fear of Awareness Itself
When awareness itself becomes the obsession, OCD can feel impossible to escape. Sensorimotor OCD often involves hyperawareness of breathing, blinking, swallowing, thoughts, or consciousness itself. This article explores how the loop develops, why attempts to suppress awareness make it worse, and how ERP and mindfulness-based approaches can help people break free from the struggle.