When Being Around Someone Feels Unbearable: Emotional Contamination OCD or...
What do you do when your child says they can’t sit near their sibling… not because they’re fighting, but because their body feels overwhelmed and flooded just being in the same room? For some, this may...
View ArticleThinking About Medication? Here Are the Top 10 Questions Clients Ask — and...
At Light On Anxiety, we know that deciding whether to add medication to your treatment plan is a big, personal decision. Maybe you’ve been trying therapy and wondering if medication could help take the...
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Living Together for the Long Haul: A Real-World Guide to Making Love Last
Let’s be honest: staying happily together over the long term is no walk in the park. I say this as both a psychologist and a person who’s spent a lifetime studying and thinking about what makes...
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Mindfulness Training for Harm OCD & Intrusive Thoughts: How To Reclaim Your...
Intrusive thoughts have a way of pulling us out of the present moment and into a whirlwind of mental noise—doubt, fear, guilt, and “what if” spirals. If you’ve ever felt like your mind is running the...
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15 Mindfulness Tools to Stay Grounded When Intrusive Thoughts Show Up
You don’t have to eliminate intrusive thoughts to live a meaningful, connected life. Intrusive thoughts love to hijack your attention, but that doesn’t mean you have to follow them. The key isn’t to...
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Why You Should Explore (Not Avoid) Intrusive Thoughts
Most people with intrusive thoughts want them gone—yesterday. It’s natural to want to push away something that feels disturbing or out of character. But here’s the paradox: the harder you try to escape...
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Playing With Intrusive Thoughts
We know—playfulness and intrusive thoughts don’t usually go together. But hear us out. When intrusive thoughts show up, your brain sounds the alarm: “This is serious! Pay attention!” But what if...
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Accept, Don’t Attack Intrusive Thoughts: The Surprising Path to Peace of Mind
What if the key to freedom from intrusive thoughts isn’t fighting them—but accepting them? We know: that sounds counterintuitive. If a thought is distressing, shouldn’t you try to get rid of it? Not...
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Somatic OCD: When Normal Sensations Get Weird
Most people have fleeting moments where something about their own body or senses feels strange.Maybe you’ve had a random thought like, “Isn’t it weird that I’m seeing the world through these two small...
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Dog Phobia Explained: 10 Surprising Facts and How to Treat It
When you think of dog phobias, you might picture someone simply “not liking dogs.” But the truth is, dog phobia — known clinically as cynophobia — is a real and often intense fear that can...
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10 Fun Ways to Train Your Brain and Improve Processing Speed
Have you ever wished your brain had a “faster Wi-Fi connection”? If it feels like you’re buffering in real-time—taking longer to understand, respond, or complete tasks—you’re not alone. The good news?...
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Raising Engaged, Inspired Kids (Without Losing the Tech Battle)
You want to raise a child who is connected—to their values, their community, their curiosity—not just to WiFi. But in today’s screen-saturated world, the line between “staying connected” and “losing...
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