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Why Do I Feel Like a Bad Person? (OCD Explained)

Why Do I Feel Like a Bad Person? (OCD Explained)

by Federico Ferrarese | Apr 12, 2026 | NEWS, OCD

Why Do I Feel Like a Bad Person? (OCD Explained) Just last week, a client sat across from me in my Edinburgh office, tears streaming down her face. “I keep having these awful thoughts,” she whispered. “What kind of person thinks about hurting someone...
5 Key Insights into OCD: Understanding a Friend’s Struggles

5 Key Insights into OCD: Understanding a Friend’s Struggles

by Federico Ferrarese | Mar 20, 2026 | NEWS, OCD

5 Key Insights into OCD: Understanding a Friend’s Struggles Last week, one of my clients sat across from me in my Edinburgh office, visibly frustrated. “My flatmate keeps saying she’s ‘so organised’ about keeping the kitchen tidy,”...
5 Ways Hyper-Responsibility OCD Affects Your Life

5 Ways Hyper-Responsibility OCD Affects Your Life

by Federico Ferrarese | Mar 17, 2026 | NEWS, OCD

5 Ways Hyper-Responsibility OCD Affects Your Life Picture this. A few weeks ago, one of my clients sat in my Edinburgh office, absolutely shattered. She’d spent three hours the night before checking every single electrical outlet in her house. Not once, not...
Rumination OCD: Why Trying to Figure Out Intrusive Thoughts Makes Them Worse

Rumination OCD: Why Trying to Figure Out Intrusive Thoughts Makes Them Worse

by Federico Ferrarese | Mar 12, 2026 | NEWS, OCD

10 Insights into Rumination OCD and Intrusive Thoughts Last Tuesday, I watched a client spend forty minutes trying to “solve” a single intrusive thought. She sat in my Edinburgh office, eyes fixed on the floor, mentally replaying the same scenario over and...
Is It OCD or Intuition? 14 Inspiring Differences

Is It OCD or Intuition? 14 Inspiring Differences

by Federico Ferrarese | Mar 11, 2026 | NEWS, OCD

Is It OCD or Intuition? 14 Inspiring Differences Here’s something that stops my clients mid-sentence almost every session: “Federico, is this OCD talking, or is it actually my intuition?” Many clients ask, “Is It OCD or Intuition?” and...
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