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HOCD – Harm OCD

Harm OCD is a specific type of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) that involves intrusive and unwanted thoughts about causing harm to oneself or other people. These thoughts can be really distressing and often clash with what the person truly believes or wants. It’s important to note that those dealing with Harm OCD don’t actually want to […]

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The many and varied types of OCD

One of the hardest things a person with OCD struggles to understand is that OCD is just OCD… Whether it sabotages you with fears about contamination, being gay, that you’ll harm somebody, that you need to check things – or any of a thousand other ‘silly things that feel real’ – your clever unconscious mind

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Somatic OCD

What is Somatic OCD?Somatic OCD is a subtype of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) where intrusive thoughts and obsessions centre around bodily sensations, functions, or physical processes. In this condition, individuals become hyperaware of normal bodily sensations (e.g., breathing, blinking, swallowing, or heartbeat), which others might typically ignore. This hyper-focus leads to distress, compulsive behaviours, and significant

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Warriors, Settlers and Nomads

Within each of us, there exists a dominant aspect of our psyche—a playful, creative side and a kind, caring side. During childhood, the dominance and spontaneous playfulness are often suppressed by parents and schools as they strive to shape us into “good” children who follow the rules and conform. As adults, however, we need to

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Myers Briggs – MBTI

Understanding your personality is key to breaking the cycles of anxiety and depression. By gaining insight into your behaviors, you can identify patterns that contribute to these issues. This awareness allows you to adopt healthier behaviors, leading to meaningful change and improved mental well-being. The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) is a personality assessment tool that

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Why we should consider Epigenetics

Epigenetics is the science showing how our environment, thoughts, beliefs, and emotions can influence the activity (and expression) of our genes without altering the DNA itself. It proposes that genes are not fixed “blueprints” that determine our destiny but are instead responsive to signals from the environment, including the biochemical effects of our perceptions and behaviours.Roughly

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Anxiety & OCD Therapist Resources

If you are a therapist and work with people who are experiencing anxiety disorders or depression, taking this course yourself may give you thousands of new ways to communicate with your clients and offer them constructive guidance that empowers them to help themselves. With two decades of experience as a therapist specialising in complex anxiety,

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My thoughts and free videos

In this section (accessed by the pull-down menu in the header) I would like to share with you concepts and ideas that I have about differing topics. What I describe is not necessarily the truth, but they are my experiences and my attempt to describe complex things that are very hard to put into words.

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What We Do

We help you (to help yourself) overcome anxiety, OCD and depression through sensible education and self-responsibility to find more happiness, calmness and emotional control.  We take you on a journey of self-discovery, and this knowledge enables you to break the self-destructive behaviours you may be currently experiencing, allowing you to connect with more self-respect, self-esteem,

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What is Anxiety?

I have been working with anxiety for over two decades, and I think I know a lot about what it is – but more importantly, what you can do to escape it! You could read all the information below – or save time by starting my course, where my videos show you what is happening

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Working with me & my prices

Due to my therapy practice being very busy, I need to use my time wisely, as such I only take on new clients once they have watched videos 1 through 18 from my course. This process saves that person lots of money as I would only be teaching them that information in those first paid

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