Anxiety, Behavior change, Empirically supported treatments, Exposure
We recently spoke with Jeff Bell, news anchor and author of two relateable and informative resources for obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD): When in Doubt, Make Belief and Rewind, Replay, Repeat: A Memoir of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder. We often recommend Jeff’s...
Behavior change, Anxiety, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Emotion Regulation, Empirically supported treatments, Mindfulness
There are times when we become so emotionally overwhelmed by anxiety, anger, sadness, frustration, and other emotions, that we lose our connection with our bodies and the world around us, as if we’re fully disconnecting. We feel the intensity of the emotions...
Behavior change, Anxiety, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Empirically supported treatments, Exposure, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
We recently interviewed David Adam, author of The Man Who Couldn’t Stop: OCD and the True Story of a Life Lost in Thought. He’s been featured in the New York Times and NPR because of his story. Here is what you need to keep in mind when reading this...
Behavior change, Anxiety, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Emotion Regulation, Empirically supported treatments, Interpersonal problems
If you’re reading this it’s likely that you or someone you know is in a lot of pain. Imagine for a moment being stranded in the middle of the ocean and suddenly seeing a huge wave coming at you; anywhere you look to escape there’s just more water and...
Behavior change, Anxiety, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Empirically supported treatments, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
There’s a great resource on YouTube with brief and easily digestible OCD Tips by the Stress and Anxiety Services of New Jersey and Dr. Allen Weg: “Welcome to OCD Tips. As you will hear in the Introductory video of this video clip series, we decided to...
Behavior change, Anxiety, Emotion Regulation, Interpersonal problems, Mindfulness
It’s a matter of time that all romantic relationships are going to encounter problems, simple and complex ones, from why does she like coffee and he only drinks tea, to why do we have to spend time with your parents when I don’t see mine every weekend? Dealing with...