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...
OCD or Intrusive Thoughts? 12 Key Signs to Differentiate Just last Tuesday, a client sat in my Edinburgh office, looking utterly exhausted. She'd been awake most of the night, tormented by a single thought that kept circling back. "Federico," she said, "do I have OCD,...
Intrusive Thoughts vs Repressed Emotions: 8 Revealing Truths Here's something that might surprise you. Last week, a client sat across from me in my Edinburgh practice, visibly frustrated. "Federico," she said, "I keep trying to stop these horrible thoughts, but they...
OCD Rumination vs. Problem-Solving: A 60-Second Self-Check Picture this. You're lying awake at 2 AM, your mind churning through the same conversation from earlier. "I should have said this instead of that." "What if they think I'm incompetent?" "Why do I always mess...