Conditions
What is OCD? Obsessive compulsive disorder is an intensely isolating and debilitating condition where the sufferer experiences negative, repetitive and intrusive thoughts, combined with a chronic feeling of doubt or danger (obsessions). In order to quell the thought or quieten the anxiety, they will often repeat an action, again and again (compulsions). There are two…
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All of our lives are shaped by trauma to a certain extent. Life is full of suffering and no one can escape a taste of pain, loss, violence, grief and other tragedy. As we grow up and mature, we adapt, adjust and contort ourselves around the circumstances we are faced with and these conditioning circumstances…
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There is a great deal of pain in life, and perhaps the only pain that can be avoided is the pain that comes from trying to avoid pain. R.D Laing Anxiety is an entirely normal response to anticipated danger and stress. However problems develop when anxiety gets stuck in us and we are unable to…
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Most people who come to counselling or therapy feel depressed. Whether or not they have an official diagnosis; they feel sad, hopeless and bad about themselves and their lives. Often depression comes hand in hand with anxiety, an experience of nervous tension and panic (I have written more about anxiety in a separate article- here).…
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