Sensorimotor OCD
Sensorimotor OCD, also known as Somatic OCD, is a subtype of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) that involves a fixation on bodily sensations or involuntary bodily functions. Uncertainty and fear about these functions might lead people to compulsively check their heart rate or monitor their breathing, for example.
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Do you think you might have Sensorimotor OCD?
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Do you think you might have Sensorimotor OCD?
Our therapists are trained to treat every OCD subtype.
Yes—these two terms are interchangeable. This subtype of OCD can become completely debilitating, and is often difficult to identify.
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Reviewed by April Kilduff, MA, LCPC
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Reviewed by Taylor Newendorp
Do you think you might have Sensorimotor OCD?
Our therapists are trained to treat every OCD subtype.
Somatic OCD, a subtype of OCD, causes anxiety and fear related to non-conscious functions within the body such as fear of breathing.
Reviewed by Taylor Newendorp
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By Melanie Dideriksen LPC, CAADC
Reviewed by Taylor Newendorp