Progressive Muscle Relaxation Links Female Guide: https://youtu.be/86HUcX8ZtAk Male Guide: https://www.youtu.be/R0L-4bRY2pM The method to clench specific muscle groups in PMR taken from the...
We do not realize, but most of us do not get adequate sleep. Either the quantity is insufficient, or the quality is bad, or both. We like to believe that we can do with very little sleep. Or that we...
The Blind Men and the Elephant - J. G. Saxe It was six men of Indostan To learning much inclined, Who went to see the Elephant (Though all of them were blind), That each by observation Might satisfy...
TypeObsessionsExamplesAggressionI fear I might harm myselfFear of eating with a knife or forkAggressionI fear I might harm myselfFear of handling sharp objectsAggressionI fear I might harm...
TypeCompulsionExamplesContaminationI wash my hands excessively or in a ritualized wayWashing your hands many times a day or for long periods of time after touching, or thinking that you have touched...
A] Monitoring your own feelings and sensations 1Rationalization (Non-Triggered State)Why do I need to monitor my feelings? - To check if I feel good about my partner. Why do I need to feel good? -...
Example 1: For the avoidance compulsion I have been in therapy and I have been asked not to avoid meeting people...
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This is my interview on a mental health podcast "The SOS Show with Suchita Bhhatia" in which I talk about my personal story and about how OCD needs to be dealt with....
Locus of Control (image courtesy - Min Thein, pexels.com) Years ago, when I was a child, a family friend had come over to visit us. He was supposedly a good chess player, and as mothers are wont to...
Work stress! (Picture courtesy - www.pexels.com) “How in the hell could a man enjoy being awakened at 6:30 a.m. by an alarm clock, leap out of bed, dress, force-feed, shit, piss, brush teeth and...
Some people with OCD have visible compulsions. Like in contamination OCD, compulsions include washing hands repeatedly. Or ‘just right’ OCD will have the person repeating an activity till it feels...
Distraction is very poorly understood in the context of OCD or other anxiety disorders. Most books or literature on anxiety disorders tout distraction as a way of getting past intrusive thoughts....
One of the most damning symptoms of mental disorders like anxiety, depression, OCD, PTSD, etc is overthinking. While on the surface it seems like overthinking may help arrive at solutions on how to...
This question gets asked repeatedly on Quora, a place where I answer questions on OCD. I thought it was worthwhile converting it into a blog. So here is my answer to it: Firstly, do ascertain if it...
One of the important things a client needs to keep in mind while seeking coaching, is the need to be completely open, and honest with the coach. In a sense, the coach is like the lawyer who needs to...
Often, I come across clients who say nothing has worked for them. That they've tried everything and that everything has failed. They may think that their disorder is refractory (one that doesn't...
To recap, Cognitive Distortions are distortions in our thinking that disallow us from having a rational view of what is happening around us. Because we are looking at the world with a distorted...
To recap, Cognitive Distortions are ways in which our mind lies to us and tries to convince us into believing a distorted version of the truth. These distortions reinforce negative beliefs and make...
One of the important reasons why getting over OCD is so difficult despite every effort on part of the sufferer and the therapist is that there are some hidden compulsions that may not get...