ROCD vs Real Relationship Problems: 7-Question Checklist Last Tuesday, a client sat across from me in my Edinburgh office, tears streaming down her face. "Federico," she whispered, "I love my partner, but these thoughts won't stop. Am I in the wrong relationship, or...
7 Ways How Culture Shapes OCD: Faith, Family, and Identity Picture this. Just last month, I was sitting across from a young Pakistani woman in my Edinburgh clinic. She'd been washing her hands until they bled, convinced she was spiritually contaminated. Her family...
Hyper-Responsibility OCD vs Moral Responsibility Explained Last Tuesday, a new client sat across from me in my Edinburgh clinic, tears streaming down her face. "I can't be a good person anymore," she whispered. "I've spent three hours today checking my emails, making...
How Mental Checking Worsens OCD: 5 Effective Alternatives Research shows we have more than 6,000 thoughts each day. These thoughts can become 6,000 triggers that spark anxiety and compulsions if you're dealing with mental checking OCD. Let me share something...
Intense Meta-Doubt OCD: Questioning Your Diagnosis Explained You won't believe what happened during one of my sessions last week. A client sat across from me in my Edinburgh clinic, completely frustrated, and said, "Federico, what if I don't actually have OCD? What if...
Groinal Responses and Emotional Confusion in OCD Explained Last month, a client sat in my Edinburgh office, tears streaming down her face. "Federico," she whispered, "I felt something down there when I had that horrible thought. What does that mean about me?" She was...