Nearly one in 25 American adults has serious mental illness, which means odds are someone in your life is coping with anxiety, depression, OCD, bipolar disorder or another debilitating condition. Still, shame about mental illness — likely a holdover from when people wrongly believed such con...
Going back repeatedly to check (and recheck) if you hit someone or something with your car Refusing to go anywhere near train tracks Pedophilia OCD (POCD) Pedophilia OCD isdefinedby the DSM-V as “recurrent, intense sexually arousing fantasies, sexual urges,repetitiveor behaviors involving sexual...
In those cases, especially when you have suffered trauma/PTSD or when you are struggling with Generalized Anxiety Disorder, OCD, and severe Phobias, it is always strongly recommended to see a professional. Remember, there is nothing wrong with that, it is just another way to help you get ...
If you find that someone you know is exhibiting such signs of hoarding, reach out to them and discuss it with them before their hoarding becomes more severe. Help them understand that their behaviors are putting themselves and their family in danger. Only when the affected individual decides to...
Pet therapy can help. Pets prevent a sense of isolation, they don’t judge, and studies have proven that they induce a feeling of well-being in people who are depressed. Even if you don’t own a pet, try to get access to someone else’s on a regular basis and spend time with them...
It's important to understand what these are, so that you can seek the right advice and support. Warning: Anxiety disorders can cause severe health problems and, in extreme cases, death. If anxiety impacts any aspect of your wellbeing, seek professional help. While the advice in this article...
All you need to do is take that first step to conquering your decluttering paralysis. Your feet may feel heavy at first, but with each step they will get lighter and you will learn new habits to help you along the way. The journey will be well worth it. The Household Organization Diet...
That experience of having someone who can co-regulate, that’s the core of a secure experience.Eli Warwood: [00:06:24] It’s someone who is calm enough, confident enough, and connected enough that we don’t have to feel alone when our nervous system is flooded with neuroc...
BDD, like many medical conditions, runs from mild to severe. Some people can accept that even though they may see their defects as obvious and unattractive, they know that they probably look "normal". However, others with BDD really believe that they appear to others as they do to themselve...
Obsessions from OCD Obsessive thoughts are required for someone to be diagnosed with obsessive compulsive disorder. These obsessive thoughts are often violent, sexual, or fearful in nature. The thought may change depending on the situation (more on that in a moment), but once they've entered you...