Accepting Uncertainty (Part 1):
Accepting Uncertainty is an absolutely crucial tool to have when it comes to recovering from OCD. This is because OCD demands certainty, and thrives off of your need for it. In fact it demands absolute certainty.
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Mental Health & My Winter Lifestyle
about how I plan on ensuring that my winter lifestyle is good for my mental health.
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Exposure & Response Prevention (ERP), Part 2:
In the previous part, I talked about the fact that Exposure & Response Prevention (ERP) is a proven treatment for OCD, with a high success rate, especially when done with the help of a therapist who knows about, and is qualified to treat, OCD. It may be used as a standalone treatment, or as part of a wider treatment plan. I talked about the importance of doing it responsibly, and…
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Exposure & Response Prevention, (Part 1):
Before I begin, I would like to link some resources about Exposure & Response Prevention (ERP). The reason for this is because, as I have said before, I am not a medical professional, or anything of the sort, Therefore I think it is best that I link to other sources, as providing guidance on what Exposure & Response Prevention Therapy is, would be beyond my remit, so to speak. The…
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Lifestyle and OCD
In this article I will be talking about the relationship between my lifestyle and OCD, and about what lifestyle improvements I could make, and how I could best go about implementing them. Disclaimer: Nothing in this article or on this website constitutes medical advice, treatment, or a diagnosis, and should not be used as a substitute for professional guidance, diagnosis, or treatment. For more information the website’s disclaimer can be…
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Theory A/Theory B: Reacting to OCD Thoughts (Part 2)
Theory A/Theory B is a technique I learnt during therapy, that provides and compares two contrasting ways of reacting to Intrusive Thoughts
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Reacting to OCD Thoughts (Part 1):
In a previous article, I introduced the idea that responding to OCD thoughts is a mistake. As I am unable to reliably tell which thoughts are caused by my OCD, and which thoughts are ‘natural’, this means that any of my thoughts could be an OCD thought, and should be treated as such. In the first part, I will talk about how I was reacting to OCD thoughts, what is…
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Intrusive Thoughts (Part 2):
In the previous part, I started to talk about what intrusive thoughts are, what types I have, what they mean (or rather, don’t mean), what can trigger them, and how they can make me feel. In this part, I will mainly be focusing on those thoughts that lead me to doubt my morality. I will also start to talk about how I was responding to them and the effect that…
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Intrusive Thoughts (Part 1):
At their most basic, I would describe Intrusive Thoughts as being involuntary, unwanted thoughts that I am unable to control.
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How OCD Twists the mind: When your thoughts can no longer be trusted
my judgement and emotional reaction to these thoughts cannot be trusted