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5 Reasons Why Ignoring Intrusive Thoughts is Challenging

5 Reasons Why Ignoring Intrusive Thoughts is Challenging

5 Reasons Why Ignoring Intrusive Thoughts is Challenging Last Tuesday, I watched a client here in my Edinburgh practice literally hold his head in his hands. “I keep telling myself to just stop thinking about it,” he said, exhausted. “But the harder...
5 Ways to Break Free From Anger-Driven OCD

5 Ways to Break Free From Anger-Driven OCD

5 Ways to Break Free From Anger-Driven OCD Understanding Anger-Driven OCD is crucial for effective treatment. You won’t believe what happened during one of my sessions last month. A client sat across from me, visibly frustrated, and said, “I’m so...
OCD or Intrusive Thoughts? 12 Key Signs to Differentiate

OCD or Intrusive Thoughts? 12 Key Signs to Differentiate

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...
Intrusive Thoughts vs Repressed Emotions: 8 Revealing Truths

Intrusive Thoughts vs Repressed Emotions: 8 Revealing Truths

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...
How Mental Checking Worsens OCD: 5 Effective Alternatives

How Mental Checking Worsens OCD: 5 Effective Alternatives

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...