Sometimes OCD Feels Logical: 7 Eye-Opening Realities Here's what I want you to understand. OCD feels logical because it hijacks your brain's natural problem-solving abilities. That's exactly why it's so hard to dismiss. Sometimes OCD feels logical when your mind gets...
Moving Toward OCD Subtypes: 7 Precision Psychiatry Insights Here's something that keeps me up at night. Yesterday, I sat across from Sarah (name changed), a brilliant teacher who'd been through three different SSRI medications and months of therapy. She looked at me...
5 Ways to Break Free From Anger-Driven OCD Understanding Anger-Driven OCD is crucial for effective treatment. You won't believe what happened during one of my sessions last month. A client sat across from me, visibly frustrated, and said, "I'm so angry at myself for...
New Insights on OCD: Discover 5 Key Findings for 2026 What's Really Happening in OCD Research Right Now Picture this. Five major discoveries about OCD have emerged just this year that are changing how we understand and treat this condition. I'm Federico Ferrarese, a...
When AI Becomes a Compulsion: The Rise of Reassurance Chatting Picture this. It's 3 am, and someone is hunched over their phone, typing the same question into ChatGPT for the seventh time tonight. "Is this thought normal?"...
Reassurance Seeking: 5 Scripts to Break the Compulsion You won't believe this, but last Tuesday, I watched a client ask me the same question seventeen times in one session. Seventeen. I'm Federico Ferrarese, a cognitive behavioural therapist based in Edinburgh, and...