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OCD: A Success Story
Obsessive Thoughts Can Float Away For more than ten years, all I’ve known or been accustomed to is my routine of counting everything in sight. It has impacted my life greatly. I’m usually late for appointments or dates with friends because my...
What It’s Like To Be An Only Child?
You’re Not Alone in This... There Are Others Out There! Today we hear from a young teen who admittedly struggles with being an only child. This is useful for others as well as for parents who are seeking a deeper understanding and ways to help...
“Time Out” / “Time In”
"My Kids are Driving Me Crazy" Wait one minute. Who's the parent? Who's in charge here? It is very important to first take three or four deeeeep breaths and then, second, answer these two questions calmly. Of course you are the parent and you are...
Fear is Normal and Helpful
Appreciating Fear Snakes-Spiders-Heights-Flying-Being Alone-Social Settings-Failure-Conflict-Rejection-Low Blood Sugars-Success-Failure Can you imagine how you would drive with no fear or too much fear? A healthy level of fear gives us guidance;...
It’s All My Fault!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4hOs6gqpiWc&width=580 Sometimes a new diagnosis for your child may release certain feelings: guilt, shame, embarrassment, or regret. We might tend to push these feelings aside and focus on the "main concern," that...
Getting A Handle On OCD
"Bernice's OCD began shortly after the death of her father. Since then, it had waxed and waned and currently, was as severe as it had ever been. Bernice was obsessed with a fear of contamination, a fear she vaguely linked to her father's death from...
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