When intrusive thoughts increase we may want to argue with this part of us. My field often tells us to challenge thoughts and that is incorrect for most intrusive thoughts, especially of the OCD nature. It’s not that I’m over here agreeing with my OCD messages or letting this part of me drive my innerContinue reading “1 More Tip For OCD Flare Ups”
Category Archives: All your parts are okay
2 Tips for OCD Flare Ups
A while back I wrote a bunch on obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) and the various types of OCD. I’m learning more and more about OCD both for my patients, but also for myself. There are so many types of OCD including pure O, relationship OCD, etc. There’s so much those of us with OCD canContinue reading “2 Tips for OCD Flare Ups”
Loving All Parts
When was a time I genuinely rebelled? I’ve rebelled against not living up to family’s standards as a teenager. I’ve rebelled against the path that fellow postdoctoral colleagues traveled by leaving my post-doctoral position halfway through when I couldn’t handle the lack of sun, break up, grandfather’s death, father’s rapid decline, and a racist workContinue reading “Loving All Parts”
Soft Heart Psychology 