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OCD
Robert James

OCD Can Feel Like Sinking Sand, But You Are Not Stuck

We all know that sinking feeling. The thought, the trigger, the sensation, whatever it is, suddenly appears and that sense of dread hits. ‘I can’t deal with this’ we tell ourselves as the anxiety increases and we start the process of performing whatever our compulsion may be.  That sinking feeling I remember this all too well. The feeling of sinking, of going under is related

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The WIM HOF Method
Robert James

The Wim Hof Method In Barcelona

Let’s Get Your Power Back. Contact Me, Your First Session is Offered. It was in Barcelona three years ago that I met Wim and was introduced to the Wim Hof Method. To be honest at that moment in time I didn’t know much about it and little did I know that it was going to have such a dramatic influence on my life and that

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Robert James

A Powerful Technique For Intrusive OCD Thoughts

Let’s Get Your Power Back. Contact Me, Your First Session is Offered. As you may already know, i’ve managed to get to a place with OCD and intrusive thoughts where they don’t really bother me that much any more, but sometimes there are days, the really challenging days, when something can still come up from nowhere and suddenly catch you out. In The Maze In

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Acceptance Commitment Therapy
Robert James

Is there a cure for sensorimotor OCD?

Let’s Get Your Power Back. Contact Me, Your First Session is Offered. For the people who struggle with it, as I did for many years, sensorimotor OCD can  feel like one of the hardest types of OCD to deal with. The major problem is that our bodily sensations and processes are always with us, so how can we stop paying attention to them? It causes

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OCD
Robert James

Why Standing Up To OCD Doesn’t Have To Be A White Knuckle Ride

Let’s Get Your Power Back. Contact Me, Your First Session is Offered. We’ve all been there… We have a choice to make, are we going to continue doing what we know is making us sick. The actions that we habitually take that keep us stuck in the anxiety trap and unable to move forward in a positive way? Or are we going to do something

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perfectionism in OCD
Mindset
Robert James

Building Self-Compassion To Let Go Of OCD Perfectionism

Let’s Get Your Power Back. Contact Me, Your First Session is Offered. Perfectionism and OCD often go hand in hand. Whilst some types of perfectionism can be healthy and helpful, maladaptive perfectionism pours fuel on the fire. If you struggle with OCD you may feel like you have to do something ‘just right’ before you are able to move on from an obsession. This can

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