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This time I really am sick
The jury is still deliberating whether health-related OCD obsessions are a sub-set of OCD or whether they are a separate condition entirely

India Haylor
Jan 8, 20223 min read
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OCD & Love
Don't believe the movies, love is never a simple concept. Neither is OCD and the combination of both can be messy and unwieldy.

India Haylor
Feb 10, 20213 min read
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Pure OCD: when pure isn't necessarily better
It is widely known that OCD consists of obsessions and compulsions. In more cases than not, obsessions are mental and covert (hidden)...

India Haylor
Jan 8, 20212 min read
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We are what we (continually) commit to do
Managing OCD, like love or physical fitness, is most certainly a verb and a commitment to do something, day-in and day-out. I don’t believe

India Haylor
Dec 25, 20204 min read
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OCD Walking Rituals
Having dealt with this symptom ourselves, we have personal experience around this particularly frustrating aspect of OCD. Ugh, even when...

India Haylor
Nov 21, 20201 min read
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The absurdity of certainty!
When my clients first arrive for therapy I’m under no illusion. What they'd like from me is certainty.

India Haylor
Oct 3, 20193 min read
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CBT (or REBT) with ERP is key to treat OCD!
Psychotherapy can seem nebulous at the best of times....

India Haylor
Oct 3, 20194 min read
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My OCD road well travelled...
I am the founder of OCD Excellence and I have OCD.

India Haylor
Oct 3, 20196 min read
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OCD's favourite tools
OCD as a condition is very manipulative and darkly seductive. It draws clients inwards to focus on thoughts, feelings and emotions

India Haylor
Oct 3, 20193 min read
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What makes OCD unique (and not in a good way)?
All mental health disorders and conditions have a multitude of negative aspects. All of them are tough, with no quick fix, despite what phar

India Haylor
Oct 3, 20193 min read
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OCD is nothing to be ashamed of....
Have you been embarrassed about having OCD? Attitudes and awareness regarding OCD are certainly better than 10 years ago.

India Haylor
Oct 3, 20193 min read
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Categorizing OCD into sub-types is interesting, but...............
HOCD, ROCD, POCD......I thought I’d discuss the issue of OCD sub-types since for most people, it is absorbing and somewhat addictive.

India Haylor
Oct 2, 20192 min read
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