But I just keep my goal in mind and do my ERP. Of course, OCD tries like a hovering dementor to come back from time to time. That’s appropriate to my analogy, because I feel doing ERP saved my life. When Harry kept his happy memory in mind, a memory of his parents, he produced a Patronus in the shape of a beautiful stag that ultimately saved his life. But If I am not firmly thinking about why I am doing my exposure, it can be easy to back away from the anxiety. We need to be anxious during ERP to get/stay better. ERP requires that we face our fears without doing rituals. I want to be free.”īecause let’s face it, all you muggles out there: ERP can be hard to do at times. “Each one is unique to the wizard who conjures it.”Ĭan’t I just do ERP without that? Of course, but for me it works a lot better if I keep my overall goal in mind: “I want to do my ERP because I want to be able to live my life without constant anxiety. “What does a Patronus look like?” said Harry curiously.
Let me allow Harry and Professor Lupin to explain a bit more: The Patronus Charm provides an effective shield that prevents a dementor from getting anywhere near the wizard using it. The importance of a very happy memoryĭementors, like OCD, are not all-powerful (even though it may feel like they are at times). If I had to draw a picture of my “OCD monster” it would look a lot like a dementor. the reader is returned to the events of present moment in the story. Gosh, this is sounding an awful lot like OCD, isn’t it? Being flooded with awful thoughts, happiness only a vague and distant memory.
Harry’s friend Ron, who was less susceptible to the dementors’ powers but still affected, summed up the result of being close to a dementor quite nicely: “I felt weird,” said Ron, shifting his shoulders uncomfortably. Anytime the dementors came near Harry, he was bombarded by images and sounds from his parents’ deaths at the hands of Voldemort. They are incredibly effective guards because no one wants to get anywhere near them.įor those who are susceptible, being close to a dementor forces a person (wizard or muggle) to relive his or her worst memories-the most awful thoughts s/he could have. Terrifying creatures cloaked in gray tattered robes, they hover menacingly around the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry in Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban. “Like I’d never be cheerful again….”įor those of you muggles out there who are not familiar with dementors, they are the guardians of the Azkaban wizard prison. Just ask any wizard who’s ever encountered a dementor. I even went to The Wizarding World of Harry Potter at Universal in Orlando with my friend Jenna over spring break this year! But what in the world does Harry Potter have to do with OCD? I have read the books and watched the movies countless times. Fred Talks: Taming OCD and Reclaiming Your Life.Post-Traumatic OCD Prolonged Exposure Form.Importance of Evidence-Based OCD Treatment.Individual OCD Therapy and Treatment (ERP).
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