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Category: OCD Illustrations

Posted in: OCD Illustrations
Dropping Anchor

In an emotional storm… Drop anchor

When life feels too much, our emotions can feel like the ocean in a storm, drop an anchor. Dr Russ […]

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Elephant

Doing compulsions does not keep OCD away

This metaphor is taken from a special edition episode of The OCD Stories featuring Dr Alec Pollard who shares his […]

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SPACE

Supportive Parenting for Anxious Childhood Emotions

As we all know, doing compulsions does not help, and in fact hinders recovery from OCD. There is another side […]

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Guilt

OCD isn’t just about anxiety

With the exception of the last decade, for most of the last 50 years OCD has primarily been viewed from […]

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Intrusive Thoughts

We do not need to engage with intrusive thoughts

As the image says, “We do not need to engage with intrusive thoughts”. Dr Steven Phillipson has shared several times […]

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Fridge

OCD is often seen as a bully

OCD is often seen as a bully. In fact, that’s how I saw it for many years. And if that […]

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OCD Illustration - Campfire Metaphor

How do you get more OCD?

I always see posts on how to reduce OCD, or get rid of it. Not many on how to get […]

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