CBT for OCD was recently helpful for Sushma, who would often get late for meetings because she spent too much time repeatedly checking if all the electrical appliances were turned off, the gas was turned off, and then repeatedly locking and unlocking doors to ensure they were indeed secure. This article describes what OCD is […]
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Some say life is a series of choices in its most basic form. In some ways, this is correct. Except it isn’t that simple since life isn’t that simple. This article will help you understand the process of decision-making and thus make making decisions easier. Sometimes you make the right decision; sometimes, you make the
You probably know a person with High Functioning Anxiety, just that to you, they are known as successful, overachiever, or even a perfectionist. TheDiagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5), the prevailing book of guidelines for mental health diagnoses, does not recognize High Functioning Anxiety as an official clinical diagnosis. Nonetheless, this article attempts to
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Anxiety is a feature, not a bug! Anxiety can save a life. Anxiety evolved as a protective mechanism to alert us to danger; thus, it is good to have a “healthy dose of worry” in our life. But unfortunately, it is very common to see anxiety manifest in an excessive, unhealthy, and dysfunctional manner. Or,
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