If you recognise yourself in the following statements, then the following information on Thought Action Fusion is for you. If you believe that thinking about something makes it more likely to happen and/or thinking something ‘bad’ or ‘immoral’ is practically the same as having carried out the thought, then you are suffering because of faulty […]
Anxiety treatment; from guided relaxation to talking therapies and CBT
Anxiety Treatment how they all work If you have just been diagnosed with anxiety, this page is to help you choose what anxiety treatment will work best for you. If you have read my main page on anxiety, you will know that different experiences of anxiety need different types of treatment and I am going […]
Don’t make your emotions go from bad to worse
Have you ever noticed that if you are having a difficult thought or mood, that it can get much worse when you mull things over in your head? This article is to alert you to the possibility that, when your mood goes from bad to worse, it is you that is doing it! This article […]
Compulsions make your intrusive thoughts worse
Many people with Intrusive Thoughts, mistakenly think that they do not have compulsions, but they will be there. The compulsions not only make your intrusive thoughts worse, but they serve to keep it going. Intrusive Thoughts have also been termed Pure O, which stands for Pure Obsessional. If you have Pure O I can see […]
The importance of accepting things that you might not like
We have a tendency to push away or want to change the things that we do not like in life, but it is much better for you to learn to accept the things you do not like. There are many things that will challenge you over the course of your life, and many of them […]
Why wanting to stop HOCD thoughts makes it worse
The goal for many people that I work with is to ‘get rid’ of all thoughts relating to HOCD. The problem is, the more you try to stop HOCD thoughts, the harder it is for you to get better. Don’t panic though, this does not mean to say that you cannot recover, as there are […]
ERP for Intrusive Thoughts
ERP – Exposure Response Prevention is helpful in treating Intrusive Thoughts, and it is something I am asked about a lot, so I thought I’d write an article to help explain the concepts and how it will help you. This article is useful for all types of intrusive thoughts including HOCD, harm related OCD, POCD, […]
CBT for Intrusive Thoughts
CBT for Intrusive Thoughts will help to change the structure of your brain CBT stands for Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, and is a recommended treatment for intrusive thoughts. I am going to explain to you what CBT is, and how it can help you with your intrusive thoughts. What is CBT? CBT stands for Cognitive […]