If you are feeling that you are a bad person for having intrusive thoughts, I am going to help clear that up for you. Feeling like you are a bad person, or getting stuck in your head trying rationalise if you are bad or not, is something I hear a lot from people who have […]
How do thoughts become intrusive?
This article is to help you to understand how random thoughts can become intrusive thoughts. I was watching TV last night and had a random thought that my living room would be better without curtains. Then I saw a large tree on the television and thought ‘that would be a good place for a hanging.’ […]
Steps for overcoming HOCD
I’m guessing that you’ve landed on this page as you have just taken my test on HOCD. I am going to outline what options are open to you, if you are serious about overcoming HOCD. If you are not sure who I am, my name is Elaine and I am the psychologist behind MoodSmith. Regardless […]
HOCD thoughts feel real, does that mean they are true?
This is something I hear a lot; if my HOCD thoughts feel real, does that mean that they are true, that they mean something? Just because a thought feels real, not does not mean that it is true. Feelings are not facts, thoughts are not facts HOCD Test Why do I get HOCD […]
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for HOCD
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy is a treatment model that can help you overcome the suffering caused by HOCD This does not mean that you accept your thoughts as being real, it is quite the opposite This page will cover What is Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, ACT? How will it help with HOCD? HOCD Test […]
POCD- What it is and what treatment options are open to you
POCD refers to difficult and disturbing intrusive thoughts regarding children. Both men and women can have these difficult thoughts. There is not an official diagnosis of POCD – Paedophile Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, rather, it falls under the umbrella of OCD and it’s associated intrusive thoughts. But sometimes, labels such as POCD helps us to know what we […]
You Are Good Enough Just as You Are
If you’re like most people, you strive to become “good enough”. This can look like living a life striving for perfectionism, being overly busy, beating yourself up when you make a mistake, and never really attaining a feeling of true accomplishment and joy. Essentially, you’re striving for self-love via perfectionism and the two just don’t […]
How to Deal With Anger in Relationships
It’s not uncommon for anger to arise in every person sometimes. I think we can all agree that there are situations and people that can cause us to go from peaceful to angry in a quick minute. When you get angry, how do you deal with it? Do you start screaming? Do you slam doors? […]