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From Living with OCD to Working with it

Beautiful Voyager

The author Natalia Aniela Aíza My journey as an OCD therapist (and what I have yet to learn). The skin would bubble and puss, and I would focus all my anxiety on that searing pain. My OCD version of shoplifting – the same item from the same store at the same time of day, every day – obviously got me caught.

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Breaking Down Mental Health Terms: What is High-Functioning Anxiety?

My Brains Not Broken

Up until a few years ago, I hadn’t heard of the term high-functioning anxiety. To me, anxiety was something that got in the way of functioning. Today on the blog, I want to break down high-functioning anxiety, what it looks like and how we can manage it. What is High-Functioning Anxiety?

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DSM-5-TR Diagnostic Criteria for Gambling Disorder

Gateway Foundation

Lying to conceal the extent of gambling involvement: The individual often lies to family members, friends or therapists to hide the scope of their gambling activities. Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD): OCD is characterized by intrusive thoughts and repetitive behaviors. This loss of control is a hallmark of gambling disorder.

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My Short Stay in a Mental Health Hospital

Beautiful Voyager

Anxiety so strong it tightened my chest to a choking point and made me feel like cutting myself to bleed the anxious feelings out of my system. Yes, one for depression and one for anxiety. I’d had the same passive suicidal thoughts, ramped-up anxiety and cutting fantasies. Once he arrived, I got the standard set of questions.

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psychotherapy as internal relation

Clinical Philosophy

Consider that Judith Beck tried to take a stand against thos e who accuse cognitive therapists of ignoring the importance of the therapeutic relationship by insisting that cognitive therapy requires a good therapeutic relationship. Therapists do many things to build a strong alliance. ask for feedback. Why is this?