BLOG ABOUT OCD AND ANXIETY

This is a blog about Obsessive-Compulsive Disorders and Anxiety. In it you will find a wide variety of articles, by the hand of our psychologists, to help you better understand the symptomatology and the treatment of these two disorders. As a center specializing in OCD and Anxiety, we could not stop sharing our knowledge with those who need it. You will see articles on specific types of OCD, practical guidelines to keep in mind during treatment, and endless resources that can help you better understand them.

However, these articles are not just for those who are in treatment. If a family member or friend suffers from OCD or Anxiety, this blog is also for you. We periodically publish articles on how we can help those close to us

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The fear of hurting your own kids (A specific form of OCD)

The fear of hurting your own kids (A specific form of OCD) One of the most frequent forms of OCD in adults is the fear of hurting or sexually molesting their own child. This fear can terrorize the father or mother who has it. The anxiety can paralyze them to a point...

What to do when you have intense anxiety/obsessions?

What to do when you have intense anxiety/obsessions? This is probably one of the most frequently asked questions in our sessions. It is not a question with an easy answer, but in this article we want to provide you with an action plan that you can use to manage...

Anxiety and Pleasure

Anxiety and Pleasure nxiety disorders cause a great deal of suffering on many levels. Like we said in other articles a genetic predisposition can make us more prone to suffer anxiety, however the emotion which fuels anxiety is fear. This fear can cause one to avoid...

A life without obsessions

A life without obsessions The majority of the people who suffer from OCD live trapped in fear. They live with a profound lack of bravery which causes their main reason of living to be not to bother anyone, wanting to be liked by everybody, and to adapt to what others...

Why it is possible to overcome OCD?

Why it is possible to overcome OCD? A couple of years ago I recorded a series of videos about different psychology-related subjects, and those who had the most views were by far, the videos about Obsessive Disorders and how to overcome OCD. Now that I’ve set up IPITIA...

How to stop zoning out in order to overcome OCD

How to stop zoning out in order to overcome OCD Zoning out is an important factor in the maintenance of OCD. It is a mechanism that we use unconsciously in order to deal with anxiety. It can translate into immediately dropping down on the sofa once you get home,...

Rigidness and learned immobility

Rigidness and learned immobility How many times in our infancy have we heard people in our environment say things like: “What would you like to be when you’re older?”, “you are this way and you’ll never change, everyone gets born different”. These and many other...

Men who feel attracted to other men in an esthetic and non-sexual way

How to know if I am homosexual With regard to Homosexual Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (HOCD) and the question of How to know if I am homosexual, it is true that the content of the obsessive thoughts have a meaning and symbolize something profoundly important. In the...

OCD and Fear

OCD and Fear Fear is a central element in every anxiety disorder, and OCD is no exception. Actually, in obsessive disorders the fear is so extreme that the central nervous system of the person hasn’t found any other way to deal with the stress other than to repeat...

Anxiety: self-imposed limits

Anxiety: self-imposed limits In any anxiety disorder there are, besides the most explicit and evident symptoms, less obvious symptoms that are related to the personality, which has grown on a soil filled with fear, whether conscious and apparent or not. Anxiety has a...