OCD and PTSD: 7 Ways to Embrace Hope Throughout Life I want to start with a story, the way I’d tell it to a close mate over coffee. Last July, I was virtually attending the 30th Annual OCD Conference in Chicago. One of the sessions, “A Complex Comorbidity, Part Two:...
4 Profound Causes of Intrusive Thoughts and Their Management Well, imagine we’re having a cuppa in my cosy Edinburgh office. You lean forward, a bit embarrassed, and whisper, “Are these awful thoughts I’m having… normal?” I’ve heard that many times. So, I start, “Let...
Why ERP Fails: 4 Reasons and Effective Solutions Introduction: A Story We All Know A few years ago, a client came into my office in Edinburgh. Let’s call her Sarah. She’d been reading about ERP, or Exposure and Response Prevention, and everyone online said it was the...
Accepting OCD: 7 Essential Tips from a CBT Psychotherapist Introduction: A story we rarely talk about I still remember sitting across from someone in my office in Edinburgh who looked at me and said, "But how am I supposed to just accept it? It feels...
Existential OCD: 6 Key Signs You May Be Experiencing It Picture this. You’re walking through the Meadows in Edinburgh on a crisp autumn afternoon. The leaves are crunching under your shoes, the air smells faintly of coffee drifting from a nearby café, and for a...
Why Your OCD Acts Like a Bully: Break Its Control Today Let me tell you something I've noticed in my years working with OCD clients here in Edinburgh. There's this moment—usually about three sessions in—when someone looks up at me and says, "It's like having a bully...