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10 Little-Known Types of OCD You May Not Recognise

10 Little-Known Types of OCD You May Not Recognise

by Federico Ferrarese | Oct 30, 2025 | NEWS, OCD

10 Little-Known Types of OCD You May Not Recognise Last month, I sat across from Sarah (name changed), a brilliant lawyer who’d been seeing therapists for fifteen years. Depression, they said. Anxiety disorder, said another. One even suggested she had borderline...
Living with Somatic OCD: 2 Inspiring Recovery Stories

Living with Somatic OCD: 2 Inspiring Recovery Stories

by Federico Ferrarese | Oct 25, 2025 | NEWS, OCD

Living with Somatic OCD: 2 Inspiring Recovery Stories Picture this. A young man sits across from me in my Edinburgh clinic, visibly exhausted. “Federico,” he whispers, “I can’t stop thinking about my breathing. Every single breath feels like...
Loving Someone with Relationship OCD: 7 Essential Tips

Loving Someone with Relationship OCD: 7 Essential Tips

by Federico Ferrarese | Oct 21, 2025 | NEWS, OCD

Loving Someone with Relationship OCD: 10 Essential Tips Last week, a woman sat in my Edinburgh office, tears streaming down her face. “He keeps asking if I really love him,” she whispered. “But Federico, he asks me this twenty times a day. I tell him...
Groinal Responses in OCD: Understanding Brain Mechanisms

Groinal Responses in OCD: Understanding Brain Mechanisms

by Federico Ferrarese | Oct 16, 2025 | NEWS, OCD

Groinal Responses in OCD: Understanding Brain Mechanisms Picture this. A client sits across from me in my Edinburgh clinic, visibly distressed. “Federico,” they say, “my body is betraying me. I’m feeling things I don’t want to feel, and...
ERP for Somatic OCD: Tackle Your Fear of Bodily Sensations

ERP for Somatic OCD: Tackle Your Fear of Bodily Sensations

by Federico Ferrarese | Oct 10, 2025 | NEWS, OCD

ERP for Somatic OCD: Tackle Your Fear of Bodily Sensations Picture this. Last Tuesday, a client sat in my Edinburgh office, exhausted and frustrated. “Federico,” she said, “I can’t stop thinking about my breathing. Every single breath....
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