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🎃 Tricks Your Brain Plays 👻 These “cognitive distortions” can make anxiety louder and confidence quieter. Swipe through to spot a few of the most common ones and remind yourself: ✨ Not every thought is a fact. #OCDTherapist #AnxietyTh
If you’re a parent, teacher, counselor, or therapist, please check out my new workbook 😊 Every child feels worried sometimes, but there are tools to make anxiety less scary. The Haunted House of Worries is a printable workbook designed by a
On Halloween, we wear masks for fun 👻 In real life, anxiety can be a mask that hides our deeper feelings: fear, sadness, shame, & vulnerability. ERP, ACT, and mindfulness don’t just manage anxiety. They unmask it. #AnxietyAwareness #OCD
ERP therapy teaches one of the hardest lessons: You don’t have to wait for fear to go away before taking action. Every exposure, every brave moment of sitting with uncertainty, is a step toward what matters most. #OCDawareness #TogetherAgains
OCD isn’t about control. It’s about fear. Learn how the OCD cycle traps you and how ERP helps break it. 💙 #OCDCycle #OCDawareness #OCDWeek #TogetherAgainstOCD #ERPtherapy #OCDtreatment #CBT #AnxietyTherapy #MentalHealthEducation #BreakS
Ever notice how the more you try to push away a thought or a feeling the bigger it gets? That’s the heart of the OCD cycle - avoidance and compulsions bring short-term relief, but they reinforce the fear long-term. Each time you check, avoid,
Compulsions feel protective in the moment. They trick you to think that they’re keeping you safe, but they actually just make OCD stronger. Each time you check, seek reassurance, or compulsively avoid, your brain learns that you can’t ha
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder affects over 240 million people worldwide, yet it’s still one of the most misunderstood mental health conditions. OCD causes intrusive thoughts, anxiety, and the exhausting rituals people feel compelled to perform
PANS/PANDAS Awareness Day | October 9 PANS/PANDAS can cause sudden, life-changing onset of OCD, anxiety, tics, or food restriction. Many families go through years of confusion before finding answers. 💚 #iocdf #pandas #pans #panspandas #neuroimmune
Anxiety can make you forget that you’re capable and not defined by your thoughts. 🌿 When anxiety takes over, it often convinces you that every thought is urgent or dangerous. Anxiety is a false alarm that can be quieted with the right tools a
When reluctant to change, remember the beauty of autumn 🍂 Change rarely feels graceful in real time. It’s awkward, messy, and uncertain. But much like autumn, what feels like loss is often a quiet unfolding into something more honest and true.
Do the Sunday Scaries hit hard before school? You’re not alone! Lots of kids feel nervous on Sunday nights. Our brains like to send out “false alarms” that something bad might happen. Remember: Worries aren’t facts. They&rsqu
Gentle reminder for the end of the week: you aren’t your thoughts. You are allowed to respond to them accordingly! #thoughtoftheday #thoughts #overthinker #ruminate #ocd #acceptance #act #erp #remember #quotes #quote #quoteoftheday #quotestag
Sometimes OCD can be tricky to spot! This is a general overview of 3 different types. Remember, OCD latches onto what matters most to you. That’s why it can feel so scary and confusing. Remember though: OCD is treatable, and you don’t h
And thank goodness for that! Our brains generate thousands of thoughts a day, & some of those thoughts aren’t helpful. Don’t even get me started on OCD thoughts. Those thoughts are especially unhelpful! So, please remember that just b
Note to self: anticipatory anxiety isn’t an expert and can’t predict the future! #Anxious #anxiety #ocd #AnxietyTips #MentalHealthAwareness #erp #TherapistOnInstagram #whatif #intrusivethoughts #spiral #help #therapy #tips #tipsandtrick