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Intrusive thoughts are a characteristic feature of OCD, and may lead to compulsive behaviour and high levels of anxiety (box 1). Intrusive thoughts in OCD are unwanted and distressing to the patient, and are particularly frightening if the thoughts become focused on a parent harming their baby....
are upsetting or distressing, and can be difficult to manage or eliminate. When they are associated with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), depression, body dysmorphic disorder (BDD), and sometimes attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), the thoughts may become paralyzing, anxiety-provoking...
Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is often described as one of the most chronic and severe anxiety disorders (American Psychiatric Association, 2000). Those with OCD typically experience both obsessions and compulsions most often revolving around one of the several themes in content. The most commo...
Jonathan has a lot of social fears, and almost constantly worries that he'll be negatively evaluated, judged, or embarrassed. These concerns are classicsocial anxiety. But he also gets intrusive thoughts about these social interactions. Sometimes he has a thought like, "What if I grab her butt...
As a parent, the desire to control your world can feel overwhelming. Especially, if your child struggles with unwanted thoughts. In the same way you try to control your world, so does your child. This need your child has to control their world is the birthplace of a vicious cycle of unw...
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However, several lines of research have recently highlighted the similarity between hallucinations and intrusive thoughts. For example, Morrison and Baker (2000) have shown that patients who experience hallucinations also have more intrusive thoughts than patients who do not hallucinate. Similarly, Moritz...