I am #ObsessiveCompulsive and my heart skipped a few beats, so obviously I will be dying in my sleep tonight. Goodbye everyone.

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If you have an #ObsessiveCompulsive personality and a fear of disease, I do not recommend having a rat poop in all of your pots and pans.

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External and Internal Challenges - OCD-Free - Medium

We all have external circumstances, perhaps out of our control, that present ongoing challenges and produce stress. When we also have the internal stressor of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), it…

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Ketamine as adjuvant treatment in eating disorders: an exploratory study of a case series and retrospective analysis (Escobedo-Aedo, et al, 2025) #ketamine #anorexia #eatingdisorders #psychedelics #Psychedelic #psychedelicresearch #ketaminetherapy #ketamineassistedpsychotherapy #obsessivecompulsive #mentalhealth https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40098043/
Ketamine as adjuvant treatment in eating disorders: an exploratory study of a case series and retrospective analysis - PubMed

Our findings underscore the potential of KAT as a therapeutic approach for restrictive EDs as an adjuvant treatment or after failure of first-line treatments. It particularly addresses rigid thought patterns and neurocognitive biases that are notoriously difficult to target. Ketamine's "pro-plastici …

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Be Free in Advance - OCD-Free - Medium

It’s called “obsessive compulsive disorder” because you feel an irresistible compulsion to engage in the obsessive behavior. In the middle of an episode, it can feels pointless to try to stop; it’s…

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Cognitive neuroscientists have described a brand new approach to making habit change achievable and lasting. The framework could significantly improve approaches to personal development, as well help with disorders such as obsessive compulsive disorder, addiction, and eating disorders. https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/11/241119132325.htm #science #NeuroScience #personaldevelopment #obsessivecompulsive #addiction
Researchers discover new cognitive blueprint for making and breaking habits

Cognitive neuroscientists have described a brand new approach to making habit change achievable and lasting.

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Confession: when someone shares their screen and their Trash can’s full, my right hand keeps gesturing toward my mouse—as if I have the power to empty their Trash.

Just me? #macOS #ObsessiveCompulsive

Get Your Needs Met - OCD-Free - Medium

We use OCD as an irrational attempt to protect us from suffering. Suffering comes from fear. The fear that things will go wrong. The fear that your past will “catch up with you.” The fear that people…

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My new blog post, with a breathing technique for calming down: https://ocd-free.medium.com/mindfreeness-cf92cfaf68d6

This is on Medium. I am also beginning to blog on a fediverse site, sans paywalls, but I still maintain my Medium blogs.

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Mindfreeness - OCD-Free - Medium

“Mindfulness” is an oxymoron. The goal of mindfulness is to escape your mind, to escape, as much as you can, the thoughts that clutter your mind. So maybe we should call it mindfreeness…

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OCD-Free Story Time: OCD - Break the Circuit

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