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Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) & Intrusive Thoughts

Can OCD Affect What You See, Hear, or Remember?

Dr Elaine Ryan
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) & Intrusive Thoughts

Why Intrusive Thoughts Stick: Understanding the Brain’s Threat System

Dr Elaine Ryan
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) & Intrusive Thoughts

Why Do I Get Intrusive Thoughts About the People I Love?

Dr Elaine Ryan
ERP (Exposure and Response Prevention

How to Handle Extreme Anxiety During ERP (Without Avoiding the Exposure)

How to Handle Extreme Anxiety During ERP
Dr Elaine Ryan
ERP (Exposure and Response Prevention

How to Break Down Overwhelming Fears in ERP (Step-by-Step Worksheet)

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Dr Elaine Ryan
ERP (Exposure and Response Prevention

SUDS in ERP for OCD: How to Track Anxiety & Improve Exposures

SUDS in ERP for OCD
Dr Elaine Ryan
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HOCD

Female HOCD; can women have HOCD?

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Dr Elaine Ryan

HOCD vs Denial: How to Differentiate

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Dr Elaine Ryan

HOCD manifest differently in heterosexual, gay or lesbian?

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Dr Elaine Ryan

Navigating HOCD: Embracing Thoughts as Data, Not Reality

HOCD thoughts as data
Dr Elaine Ryan

HOCD: Myths and Realities

HOCD myth and reality
Dr Elaine Ryan

Who is affected by HOCD?

Dr Elaine Ryan
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Intrusive Thoughts

Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) & Intrusive Thoughts

Can OCD Affect What You See, Hear, or Remember?

Dr Elaine Ryan
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) & Intrusive Thoughts

Why Intrusive Thoughts Stick: Understanding the Brain’s Threat System

Dr Elaine Ryan
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) & Intrusive Thoughts

Why Do I Get Intrusive Thoughts About the People I Love?

Dr Elaine Ryan
Sexual Intrusive Thoughts OCD

My Intrusive Thought: ‘What if I’m a Pedophile?’ – Practical Techniques to Manage Distress

Thought Record-POCD
Dr Elaine Ryan
Sexual Intrusive Thoughts OCD

How Compulsions Fuel POCD and How to Stop Them

shows thought creates anxiety creates compulsion in POCD
Dr Elaine Ryan
Sexual Intrusive Thoughts OCD

Obsessions in POCD

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Dr Elaine Ryan
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POCD

Sexual Intrusive Thoughts OCD

My Intrusive Thought: ‘What if I’m a Pedophile?’ – Practical Techniques to Manage Distress

Thought Record-POCD
Dr Elaine Ryan
Sexual Intrusive Thoughts OCD

How Compulsions Fuel POCD and How to Stop Them

shows thought creates anxiety creates compulsion in POCD
Dr Elaine Ryan
Sexual Intrusive Thoughts OCD

Obsessions in POCD

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Dr Elaine Ryan
Sexual Intrusive Thoughts OCD

The psychological impact of POCD on sufferers

Dr Elaine Ryan
Sexual Intrusive Thoughts OCD

Debunking myths and stigma of pocd – what are the facts

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Dr Elaine Ryan
Sexual Intrusive Thoughts OCD

POCD and Having a Baby: A Guide for New Parents

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Dr Elaine Ryan
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