Managing Myself During Crisis

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In this episode, I discuss how we can best manage ourselves as individuals during this global crisis with the coronavirus. It is easy to view oneself as insignificant during this crisis, but the reality is that our countries, our states, our cities, our organizations and our families are made up of individuals. And...

Weathering the Storm of Uncertainty

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In this episode, I discuss anxiety, uncertainty and weathering the storm of the CoronaVirus. As we face this unfolding global pandemic day by day, we must do our best to navigate the storm both as a society and as individuals. From an individual level we all have a very important role to play, and if we all...

Anxiety & Quarantine

Anxiety & Quarantine

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In this episode, I discuss CoronaVirus, anxiety and being quarantined. Right now our world is facing a pandemic and as individuals, it is important that we are not consumed by panic. We must do our best to maintain our personal health (mental and physical) during this time of crisis, especially...

OCD & Anxiety Treatment: Recovery is Possible

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In this episode, I discuss the idea of recovery and why believing in recovery is so important. Your beliefs can help or hinder your recovery process. When a person is struggling with anxiety operates from the idea that recovery is possible, it can change her/his whole perspective and the path...

OCD & Anxiety Treatment: The Lens of Anxiety

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In this episode, I discuss the idea of the “lens of anxiety”. When someone is struggling with anxiety, there is a thin line between the real world and the world they are seeing skewed by anxiety. It’s like you see the world through a set of anxiety goggles or sunglasses....

OCD & Anxiety Treatment: How We Justify Living With Anxiety

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In this episode, I discuss how we often justify living with anxiety. To put simply, when our anxious minds come up with a potential threat and then we engage in a specific behavior in an attempt to neutralize the threat. We form a false connection. If the perceived threat...

OCD & Anxiety Treatment: The Real Problem with Anxiety

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In this episode, I discuss the real problem of living with anxiety and how anxiety is different from fear. A person who is struggling with anxiety will never see anxiety as the real problem because their focus is always drawn to the potential threat their mind has generated. As the...

Religious Obsessions - Scrupulosity -  What if I offend God

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In this episode, I continue discussing intrusive thoughts under the umbrella category of scrupulosity or religious OCD. In this second part of this series, I discuss specific intrusive thoughts related to fears about offending God, worrying about whether or not you committed a...

Religious OCD - Scrupulosity - What if I go to hell

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In this episode, I discuss a sub-type of intrusive thoughts commonly known as scrupulosity. Scrupulosity is a form of OCD & Anxiety where the person becomes focused on religious or moral issues. In this first part of this series, I discuss specific intrusive thoughts related to fears about...

 OCD Treatment - How do I stop feeling anxiety

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In this video, I talk about how trying to stop anxiety will actually make it worse. I also talk about changing your beliefs and relationship with anxiety and different techniques you should consider if you are struggling with ocd and anxiety.

Transcript

00:00 Okay, hello and welcome to this...