“Panicattack,”Isay.I’mreadytolistallthesymptomsandcausesandgivehimthe sameadviceDr.PatgivesmewhenIgetthem,butjustasI’mtakingabreathtostart talkingagainhecutsmeoff. “Gotit.”Ithinkit’sonpurpose,notlettingmetalkmore,butitdoesn’tsoundlikea ...
Thought-action fusion is particularly common in the Pure O variant that is colloquially known as Harm OCD. For example, a teenage girl may worry that if she has a thought of a home invasion happening to her family, then the break-in will undoubtedly occur. Or a college student might fear...
But anxiety is certainly not the only emotion that shows up in OCD. I’ve discussed briefly how some people withOCD have symptoms of guilt, shame, disgust, and depression, and how treatment may sometimes need to be modified when these emotions are primary aspects of the disorder. Today, tho...