cognitive behavioral therapy

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OCD, Uncategorized

The Reassurance Trap: Why Answering “Are You Sure?” Keeps OCD Alive

OCD, Uncategorized

If you struggle with obsessive-compulsive disorder, you know how demanding the need for certainty can feel. It can almost feel like life support and needing it to breath. Whether asking family and friends for verbal confirmation, checking the that the stove is off one last time, or spending hours searching symptoms online to try to find out that you do not have something wrong, the urge to ask “Are you sure?” feels impossible to resist.

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Anxiety

CBT for Anxiety

Anxiety

Anxiety.  Endless hours of worrying that can so easily consume you every single day.  Anxiety is draining.  It makes you tired, but then you cannot sleep because your brain won’t shut down.  It makes you irritable and sometimes completely sick to your stomach.  Your thoughts may race with “what ifs,” and even simple daily tasks can feel overwhelming.  Anxiety is like that annoying little gnat that we can never get rid of.  Or at least