"You gain strength, courage and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face. You are able to say to yourself, 'I have lived through this horror. I can take the next thing that comes along.' You must do the thing you think you cannot do."
Read MoreIt may seem odd to use words like “surrender” and “acceptance “ when referring to how to manage an anxiety disorder, but I’ve come to appreciate just how valuable these concepts are when trying to cope with anxiety. We get so caught up in trying to eliminate anxiety because we believe that the source of our problem is experiencing anxiety in the first place. What if that really isn’t true at all? What if the problem is caused by our efforts to control the anxiety and not the anxiety itself?
Read MoreMost people have heard of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD), but many are unaware of what are called “OCD Spectrum Disorders”. One category of “OCD Spectrum Disorders' ' is called Body Focused Repetitive Behaviors or BFRB’s.
Read MoreIn this post I thought I’d cover how client’s partners/loved ones/friends can best help with their OCD. Many, if not most, of my clients' partners/loved ones/friends end up getting pulled into participating in my client’s OCD rituals - this is often called “accommodating”.
Read MoreOCD could be the world's most misunderstood mental illness. It's also one of the most treatable.
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