5 Reasons Why OCD Makes You Feel Ashamed
5 Reasons Why OCD Makes You Feel Ashamed Last week, a client sat in my Edinburgh office and whispered something that broke my heart. “I feel like such a horrible person for having these thoughts,” she said, tears streaming down her face. “I’m...
5 Key Insights on POCD Treatment from Patient Experiences
5 Key Insights on POCD Treatment from Patient Experiences Let me tell you about Sarah (name changed for confidentiality). She sat in my Edinburgh clinic, barely able to whisper the words that had been tormenting her for months. “I keep having these horrible...
OCD in Movies: 12 Incredible Myths and Misconceptions
OCD in Movies: 12 Incredible Myths and Misconceptions You know what drives me absolutely mad? Watching a film where they claim a character has OCD, and within five minutes, I’m wondering if the scriptwriters have ever actually met someone living with this...
Understanding Cancel Culture OCD: 10 Revealing Insights
Understanding Cancel Culture OCD: 10 Revealing Insights Here’s something that caught me completely off guard last month. A client walked into my Edinburgh practice, visibly shaking as she clutched her phone. “Federico,” she said, “I’ve...
3 Key Reasons Why OCD Gets Worse at Night: Expert Insights
3 Key Reasons Why OCD Gets Worse at Night: Expert Insights Picture this. It’s 2 AM, and you’re lying in bed, exhausted but wide awake. Your mind is racing through every conversation from today, checking and rechecking whether you locked the front door, or...
7 Key Insights on OCD and Guilt from a CBT Expert
7 Key Insights on OCD and Guilt from a CBT Expert The World Health Organisation ranks OCD among the top 20 causes of illness-based disability worldwide for people between 15-44 years old. People who live with OCD often feel overwhelmed by guilt about past mistakes,...
7 Crucial Insights on Inhibitory Learning in OCD Treatment
7 Crucial Insights on Inhibitory Learning in OCD Treatment Last Tuesday, I sat across from Sarah in my Edinburgh clinic as she described her third relapse this year. We’d done months of traditional ERP together. She’d mastered her exposure hierarchy, her...
Fascinating Insights: Overcoming OCD in 6 Steps
Fascinating Insights: Overcoming OCD in 6 Steps Changing the Approach in OCD Therapy (A Personal Insight) It was a chilly Monday morning here in Edinburgh when one of my clients, visibly exhausted, sat across from me. Her daily life had been overtaken by relentless...