Helping children understand what OCD actually is, is a very important part of treatment itself. OCD can lead to a lot of distress and confusion for the young person and their family. A child can easily blame themselves and begin to think there is something seriously...
What to do when your brain gets stuck by Dawn Huebner is a fantastic self-help book for children who are suffering with OCD. It uses cognitive behavioural techniques to map out OCD and help kids to overcome it. The book is an interactive and fun way for children to...
If you were ever to suffer from OCD you would understand how offensive it is to say – ‘I’m a bit OCD’ when you like to line up your clothes neatly in a draw or keep your house exceptionally clean. OCD is much more than liking things being just so or being obsessively...
Whether your child has been through a traumatic incident, witnessed one, or heard about it, they may be affected by an array of difficult emotions. Trauma could be school bullying, changes in lifestyle as a result of COVID-19, witnessing the death of a loved one,...
Obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) is an anxiety disorder that affects two to three percent of the population (more than 500,000 Australians). It usually begins in late childhood or early adolescence. People with OCD experience recurrent and persistent thoughts,...
The imposter syndrome is very common especially amongst professionals. It is that feeling that we just are not quite good enough and someone is going to figure it out and call us out for being a fraud. In this video Elizabeth Ang talks though how this syndrome plays...
