Dec 25, 20204 min read
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
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Dec 22, 20202 min read
The importance of behaviour work in OCD recovery
At OCD Excellence, I talk a great deal about behaviour work, also known as exposure work, ERP, de-sensitisation and habituation. As a...
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Nov 21, 20201 min read
OCD Walking Rituals
Having dealt with this symptom ourselves, we have personal experience around this particularly frustrating aspect of OCD. Ugh, even when...
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May 29, 20202 min read
Yes, you're an addict!
If you suffer from OCD it would be a safe bet to assume you are, or have been, an AAA (anti-anxiety addict)
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Apr 30, 20202 min read
Lock OCD down!
Here is our recommended daily timetable. A combination of our recommendations and feedback from clients on their ideal lockdown day
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Oct 3, 20193 min read
The absurdity of certainty!
When my clients first arrive for therapy I’m under no illusion. What they'd like from me is certainty.
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Oct 3, 20194 min read
CBT (or REBT) with ERP is key to treat OCD!
Psychotherapy can seem nebulous at the best of times....
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Oct 3, 20196 min read
My OCD road well travelled...
I am the founder of OCD Excellence and I have OCD.
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Oct 3, 20192 min read
Don’t reassure me!
What’s the problem with reassurance and OCD? Any experienced OCD therapist will stress the importance of not reassuring as a priority, but w
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Oct 3, 20193 min read
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
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