'Acknowledging' vs 'believing' thoughts
One thing that we all have in common as human beings is that we think! We think all day long, from morning to night and even as we sleep....
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Paul Mc Carroll
- Aug 4, 2023
- 3 min
3 ways to loosen OCDs grip
Having OCD can be likened to having a ‘dictator within’. A dictator is harsh, inconsiderate, and loud and ‘their’ opinion is the ‘only’...
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Paul Mc Carroll
- Mar 25, 2023
- 2 min
What I CAN control and what I CAN’T?
One thing that has proven really helpful, if not instrumental, in my own OCD Recovery journey has been learning what is actually in my...
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Paul Mc Carroll
- Mar 16, 2023
- 2 min
Learning to 'thank' your mind rather than 'fight' it
As human beings, we have an amazing piece of machinery between our ears- the brain! As I often say, there would be no works of art, no...
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Paul Mc Carroll
- Mar 9, 2023
- 3 min
Healthy alternatives to compulsions
The famous American cartoonist, Gary Larson, published some comic art in 1950 from his comic entitled ‘The Far Side’. The illustration...
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Paul Mc Carroll
- Feb 23, 2023
- 2 min
The problem isn’t the problem… the ‘solution’ is the problem!
I know many of you who will be reading the title of this blog post, will be a little confused and unsure of what I am getting at. Let me...
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Paul Mc Carroll
- Nov 10, 2022
- 3 min
Let your thoughts play like a radio in the background
As human beings one thing that we do constantly is ‘think’. Thinking can be an incredibly useful tool. As I often say, there would be no...
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Paul Mc Carroll
- Oct 28, 2022
- 1 min
Your mind is not your friend but its not your enemy either
Observations from a silent retreat The mind never stops, Its incessant chatter- judgements, criticism, curiosity and delight, Come just...
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Paul Mc Carroll
- Oct 21, 2022
- 2 min
Trusting YOU vs the voice of OCD
You may be someone who has been struggling with OCD for some time. It’s not uncommon for many of the clients I see to have had symptoms...
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Paul Mc Carroll
- Oct 14, 2022
- 2 min
Compulsions are NOT the answer!
Many people who struggle with symptoms of OCD describe having ‘urges’ to do behaviours to alleviate their feelings of anxiety. These can...
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Paul Mc Carroll
- Oct 6, 2022
- 1 min
Dealing with the ‘Dictator Within’
Having OCD can be likened to having a ‘dictator within’, an ‘inner tyrant’, a ‘bully of the mind’ that incessantly speaks about impending...
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Paul Mc Carroll
- Sep 30, 2022
- 1 min
Compulsive checking- be gone!
♦️❗️PROBLEMS WITH CHECKING? READ BELOW…❗️♦️ 🗣 One problematic symptom which may show up for people struggling with OCD is ‘checking’! 🗣...
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Paul Mc Carroll
- Feb 24, 2022
- 1 min
RECOVERY: EXPECTATION VS REALITY
This picture is a really great, visual representation of what RECOVERY is like! . . 🗣 Many of us have this idea that RECOVERY from...
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