The only way to beat OCD is by experiencing and psychologically processing triggered anxiety (exposure) until it resolves on its own without trying to neutralize it with any safety seeking action (response or ritual prevention). As one of my OCD clients cleverly put it, “Better sane than safe...
Journal. Here is a video I made about journalinghttps://myocddiary.com/2014/01/18/ocd-journaling/ Seek Connection If you live alone and are naturally an introvert, you still need connection. One thing I like to do is FaceTime my family and friends for company. We don’t call to talk...
Anxiety is one of the most common mental illnesses in the modern world. It causes rapid heartbeat, hyperventilation, a sense of impending doom, and can often disrupt our daily lives. Learn how to get rid of anxiety naturally through diet, herbal suppleme
Dream about a place where you’d like to be. Meditate. Be creative and engage in a relaxing activity, such as knitting or drawing. Other Ways to Lower Your Heart Rate Often, your pulse might jump up for a little while and slow down naturally. If your heart rate doesn’t go down thou...
* If you have a Specific Phobia, you keep getting tricked into believing that you're likely to be overcome by some external object (like an elevator) or animal, or by your fear of it. * If you have OCD, you keep getting tricked into believing that you've set in motion a terrible...
And so the rhythms of relating that are between a child and a caregiver have particular music to them. And we all know this. And as people are listening to this, they’re going to naturally think about the children they have or might want to have and the ways in which t...
I saw several benefits to this camp: Experience in virtual reality, with strangers, in a safe, structured environment.When one of the kids used his avatar to destroy my kid’s house, he could turn around and say, “Hey! Why’d you do that?” Not possible when you’re on a server ...
Some people seem to be natural doers. When there’s something that needs doing – a table to be cleared, or a flowerbed to be weeded — they get uncomfortable and start doing it. Natural doers are mysterious creatures to me, […]
I want you to respond quickly to because when I want something as the boss, I want it now naturally. But I’m a patient person. Not really, but I would pretend to be patient. I can wait. Here’s the deal. If I’m on a call with you and I’m like, here, let me slack that...
Naturally, the first place to look is at this team's fourth-quarter performance. The Packers have done a great job of coming through late in games. Mike Pettine's unit has posted the league's best QBR allowed in the fourth quarter this season (20.9), the lowest mark in foo...