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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...
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...
OCD Relief in 15 Minutes: Understanding the Wait Strategy

OCD Relief in 15 Minutes: Understanding the Wait Strategy

by Federico Ferrarese | Oct 17, 2025 | NEWS, OCD

OCD Relief in 15 Minutes: Understanding the Wait Strategy Last week, a client sat in my Edinburgh office and said something that stopped me in my tracks. “Federico, I just need fifteen minutes of peace from these thoughts. Just fifteen minutes where I...
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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