Paul Mc Carroll
OCD & Anxiety Therapist
Belfast/Dublin/Online
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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....

Having OCD can be likened to having a ‘dictator within’. A dictator is harsh, inconsiderate, and loud and ‘their’ opinion is the ‘only’...

One thing that has proven really helpful, if not instrumental, in my own OCD Recovery journey has been learning what is actually in my...

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...

The famous American cartoonist, Gary Larson, published some comic art in 1950 from his comic entitled ‘The Far Side’. The illustration...

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...

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...

Observations from a silent retreat The mind never stops, Its incessant chatter- judgements, criticism, curiosity and delight, Come just...

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...

Many people who struggle with symptoms of OCD describe having ‘urges’ to do behaviours to alleviate their feelings of anxiety. These can...

Having OCD can be likened to having a ‘dictator within’, an ‘inner tyrant’, a ‘bully of the mind’ that incessantly speaks about impending...

♦️❗️PROBLEMS WITH CHECKING? READ BELOW…❗️♦️ 🗣 One problematic symptom which may show up for people struggling with OCD is ‘checking’! 🗣...

This picture is a really great, visual representation of what RECOVERY is like! . . 🗣 Many of us have this idea that RECOVERY from...