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Overcoming Harm OCD
You can do pretty much anything you want in this life except willingly or carelessly harm others. Of all of the demands society places on us, to be hygienic, to stay healthy, to be organized and strive for protection...
Body-Focused Repetitive Behaviors (BFRBs)
OCD: Physical Sensations and Urges
We conceptualize OCD as a biologically based mental health disorder whereby a person experiences intrusive unwelcome thoughts (obsessions) and engages in rituals (compulsions) to get rid of the anxiety (or any uncomfortable feeling) associated with these thoughts.
Overcoming Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS)
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS), an unpleasant and often debilitating condition, is characterized by frequent, recurrent abdominal pain, as well as problems with constipation and/or diarrhea.
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
How to Calm an Anxious Stomach: The Brain-Gut Connection
Ever wonder why you get “butterflies” in your stomach before doing something stressful? Or why you feel like your stomach is “tied in knots” after an argument? Ever had a meeting with a toilet that went longer than expected and it wasn’t caused by anything you ate?
Suicide Support, Treatment, and Resources
My Suicide Notes
As a clinical psychologist, I probably think about suicide more often and in different ways than most. I’ve read the research. I’ve been trained to ask the hard questions. I am all too familiar with the frustrating gaps in our knowledge base: what causes it, who is at risk, how do we prevent it?
Unwanted Intrusive Thoughts
Unwanted intrusive thoughts are stuck thoughts that cause great distress. They seem to come from out of nowhere, arrive with a whoosh, and cause a great deal of anxiety. The content of unwanted intrusive thoughts often focuses on sexual or violent or socially unacceptable images.
Agoraphobia
Overcoming the Fear of Driving
It’s easy to understand how a major car accident would cause someone to fear driving, but most driving phobia have nothing to do with accidents.
Here is a list of the top 5 driving fears:
How to Take the Power Back from Intrusive Thought OCD
Step 1: See Through OCD’s Scare Tactics