Tag: ocd app
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OCD, PTSD, and how to cope with both
After my car accident, I was diagnosed with PTSD. I was having intrusive thoughts about accidents and feeling like I was in danger all the time. I was also hypervigilant and always on the lookout for potential threats. My friends and family were trying to be supportive, but I felt like I was struggling to…
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3 Tips for improving your confidence if you have OCD
People with OCD often have issues with confidence because they are constantly doubting themselves and their abilities. This can be extremely frustrating and debilitating, as it can prevent them from enjoying activities or participating in activities that they used to enjoy. I have ocd and it really affects my confidence. I tend to second guess…
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5 examples of magical thinking when you have OCD
If you have OCD, it’s likely that you suffer from magical thinking. This is when you believe that your thoughts, emotions, and actions can control events and outcomes that are unrelated to you. For example, you may think that if you have a negative thought, something bad will happen to you. Or, you may think…
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5 CBT based techniques to help you with confidence
Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) is a talking therapy that can help you manage your problems by changing the way you think and behave. It’s most commonly used to treat anxiety and depression, but can be useful for other mental and physical health problems. CBT is based on the idea that our thoughts, feelings, physical sensations…
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Can changing the way you think help you cope with OCD?
It is now well documented that negative thinking habits affect people’s ability to deal with mental challenges. Multiple studies in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy show that OCD symptoms can improve by working on appraisals and adaptive thinking. However, it is sometimes unclear what is the cause and what’s the effect: does OCD fuel negative thinking? or…
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OCD vs. Anxiety: key differences
Mental diagnosis can be difficult, in part because the differences between individuals’ internal experiences can seem quite nuanced. Per community request, here are some of the key differences between OCD and Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD). OCD General Anxiety Characterized bycompulsive or ritualisticresponses to… Compulsive, ritualisticcoping mechanismsare not typical. neutralize, erase,replace, or stop… Characterized byworrisome attempts…
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OCD test: to check or not to check?
People who deal with OCD can often feel the urge to check. Constant checking can become a ritual. Checking comes in many forms: making sure the door is locked, checking body temperature, monitoring relationships and checking to see if harm was done to self or others. Due to the nature of constant checking, people who…
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OCD Test: what it means about you?
There are thousands of daily searches with the term “OCD test”, as people go online to seek help with their condition and try to assess their situation and diagnosis. One of the most commonly used assessment scales for OCD is Obsessive-Compulsive Inventory (OCI). It breaks up obsessive compulsive disorder into 42 items, that are divided…
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Can a mobile app help cope with OCD?
In the past, people coping with OCD who were looking for solutions had limited options. You could go see a psychiatrist, whose tools are psychotherapy and medicine. Later on, CBT (Cognitive Behavioral Therapy) introduced new protocols that proved to be effective for OCD. Nowadays, the gold standard for OCD remains CBT therapy, however there are…
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Body dissatisfaction and resilience
How our mental wellness app reduces negative body image for high risk female university students Body dissatisfaction represents a prevalent condition in young women. Daily training with our mobile app may reduce some forms of body dissatisfaction. Medium-large effect size reductions emerged for BDD symptoms. Effects of the intervention on eating disorder symptoms seem more…
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I have doubts about my relationship. Is it normal?
Doubt is a defensive mechanism. Its purpose is to warn and protect us from mistakes and danger. A good balance between confidence and doubt ensures we can operate in this world freely and happily, and maintain a healthy relationship. However, some people find it much more common to be unsure about things that for others…