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Robert James

Getting Over OCD – Where To Start

To get started with something is often the biggest hurdle of all. Lets say that perhaps you want to start a new hobby, for example painting. You go out and buy yourself all of the materials you’re going to need, but then day after day, week after week they just sit there on the side unused and collecting dust. Our intentions are often very good,

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Robert James

The Value of The Unexpected OCD Exposure Activity

When learning to overcome OCD you might spend a lot of time working with a therapist to develop a hierarchy of exposures and to slowly work through them over time. This is obviously important as it’s a proven way to learn to overcome obsessions.  Opportunities But so often life throws up opportunities for us to practice exposure all over the practice and if we are

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False Memory OCD

Imagine a scenario in which you are no longer able to trust your memory and are obsessed with the idea that you may have done something wrong or immoral and are unable to remember it. Just the idea of it is quite anxiety inducing, but this is what people with false memory OCD deal with on a day to day basis.  What Is False Memory

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OCD & The Fear Of Losing Control

A surprisingly common theme of OCD is the fear of losing control. In this article I take a look at what causes this theme and some steps you can take to help you overcome it.  What If I Lose Control?  People who struggle with OCD often ask, why do I get such disturbing thoughts about hurting the people I love? or why am I always

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Imagination, Focus & OCD

Is OCD a problem of focus and concentration? It certainly seems to be true that people with OCD struggle to put their attention on helpful things and instead, fall into the trap of allowing their attention to wander to doubts and concerns that fill them with dread.  Stolen Focus In his latest book, ‘Stolen Focus’ Journalist Johann Hari interviews Dr. William James from Oxford University,

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Letting Go Of OCD

In this article we explore the concept of letting go of OCD. In theory it sounds simple, but in practice it can be incredibly hard. With the right tools though, we can learn to let go of OCD and arrive at a place where it simply doesn’t bother us so much.  Letting Go Is A Useful Skill Recently I was discussing with someone about the

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