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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What are the most common causes of OCD?
What are the most common causes of OCD? The cause of OCD is officially unknown. That is weird, considering that it is a disorder that affects around 3% of the population and that it is one of the 20 most incapacitating disorders according to the World Health...
Codependency and Anxiety
Codependency and Anxiety Codependency is a term that derives from addiction therapy. It is used to describe a repeated pattern of behavior which produces pain and is caused by a sickening and alienating relationship with an active addict. However, nowadays it is used...
Liquid Modernity and its role in Neurosis
Liquid Modernity and its role in Neurosis The concept of Liquid Modernity was first adopted by the Polish sociologist and philosopher Zygmunt Bauman (1925-2017. He was a genius and was able to capture our current historical era and its values perfectly with those two...
Mindfulness or Meditation
Mindfulness or Meditation One of the questions that most beginners in Mindfulness ask me is: What is the difference between Mindfulness and Meditation? Aren’t they the same? This is a perfectly legitimate question since there is quite a lot of confusion around the...
Does suffering from OCD mean I am becoming crazy?
Does suffering from OCD mean I am becoming crazy? One of the most frequent fears our patients suffer from is the fear of becoming crazy. Many times they directly ask us “do you think I am becoming crazy”? Other times patients don’t ask us anything, but they suffer...
How to help a loved one who suffers from OCD?
How to help a loved one who suffers from OCD? Obsessive Compulsive Disorder is a problem that not only affects those who have it but also their family and loved ones. If you know someone who suffers from OCD it might be that you would like to help him/her but that you...
What to do when you have difficulties adapting to a new situation?
What to do when you have difficulties adapting to a new situation? One of the problems that we frequently treat in IPITIA, our center in Barcelona, Spain, is adjustment disorder. An adjustment disorder is an anxiety disorder which, according to the DSM-V can be...
The treatment of children with OCD with the Analytical-Experiential method
The treatment of children with OCD with the Analytical - Experiental method How does being a child influence an Obsessive Compulsive Disorder treatment? In reality the symptoms, causes, and consequences in their daily life are very similar to those of an adult, but...
How to improve your sex life if you have OCD?
In this article about sex life if you have OCD, some of the most common problems and barriers that can influence our sexual relationships will be discussed, as well as how to overcome them in order to improve our sex life. Our sexual relationships are a vital part of...
Reflections on loneliness in 2017
“The best way to be happy with somebody is to learn how to be happy while being alone. In that way company becomes a choice and not a necessity” Mario Benedetti Loneliness is an epidemy which will soon affect a big part of society. Loneliness, the most disliked friend...
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