Disorders

Imagine a world where you could tap into your body's innate healing powers to improve your physical and mental well-being. Well, it turns out that this world is within your reach. On a podcast hosted by Mel Robbins, renowned functional medicine doctor, Dr. Mark Hyman, has shared valuable insights on how to activate your body's…

Living with OCD and anxiety can feel like overwhelming and exhausting. Constantly feeling like you have to do certain things to ease your anxiety can mean there is less time to engage in the things you really care about. The journey towards managing OCD and anxiety can be challenging, but with the right mindset and…

Do you struggle with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) or anxiety? Exposure Response Prevention (ERP) is the gold-standard treatment but, like any therapy, it involves a commitment from you to get the most out of it. So, let’s explore how you can get the most out of ERP as someone with OCD or anxiety. To start with,…

Have you ever caught yourself biting your nails, pulling out your hair, or picking at your skin? You might have a Body-Focused Repetitive Behaviour (BFRB)! BFRBs are a group of conditions that involve repeated, uncontrollable behaviours that cause damage to a person's body. BFRBs can be difficult to manage and can have a significant impact…

Most of us have things we’d like to change about our appearance. These are typically things we view as not being “good enough” about ourselves. Maybe you think your hips are too wide, your hair too thin, your nose too big, or your shoulders too broad. In fact, a national survey in 2018 found over…

And, just like that, it’s 2023. In fact, it’s almost February. I’ve probably heard the phrase “this will be my year” uttered more times than I can count – all in the spirit of the annual “fresh-start effect”. Yep, the start of a New Year is exciting because it is brimming with possibilities, but with…

As much as we may not like to admit it, we rely pretty heavily on our mobile phones these days. Whether it’s finding directions, messaging a friend, researching a topic, sharing a photo, or paying for something, phone use had become embedded in our society. So, our phones are almost always in close proximity. Given…

OCD does not respect boundaries. It can and will rear its ugly head at any given moment, even when you’re having or about to have sex. We cannot press pause on OCD. Part of living with OCD is living with the distressing, repetitive, and unwanted intrusive thoughts (i.e., obsessions). Since the content of OCD obsessions…

If you have a fear of vomiting, even reading the title of this article might make you nauseas and want to stop reading. Continuing to read, however, could be the first step you can take to being free of that fear. Few people, if any, enjoy vomiting. It’s gross and unpleasant, but also completely normal…

Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and obsessive-compulsive personality disorder (OCPD): similar names but completely different disorders. How do we differentiate between them? Well, OCD is a mental disorder, which involves a clinically significant disturbance in a person’s usual thoughts, emotions, or behaviours. OCD involves intrusive thoughts (known as obsessions) and/or repetitive behaviours (known as compulsions). The obsessions…