The Price of Reassurance

Why you should stop asking if everything is okay, and/or constantly apologizing Cruelly enough, nearly all the natural urges we feel when very distressed are[…]

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Exposure and Response Prevention

How OCD’s Gold Standard therapy works, and examples of what it can be like to experience as a patient Most patients who experience obsessive thoughts[…]

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Panic Attacks: What They Actually Are and What To Do About Them

The brain is built to be efficient, our survival is dependent on quick responses to perceived threats. So the brain predicts our needs based on[…]