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Category: Clinical Conditions

Posted on April 16, 2019June 8, 2020

“I wish I could stop thinking…”

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In one of our previous posts, “Can We Control Our Thoughts?”, we examined if it is possible to stop or control our thoughts. Here, I give an example of how to challenge an automatic thought about controlling our thinking.… Read More

Posted on October 15, 2018June 8, 2020

Quiting Smoking: A Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Session

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John asked for our help for quiting smoking, and it has been a few sessions that we have been working together with him on this issue. In this session, we try to understand his need and desire to smoke when … Read More

Posted on August 17, 2018June 8, 2020

A CBT Session: Compulsive Checking (Part 2)

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Continuing our session with Claire. She is having images on her mind in which her house burns down, and these are followed by compulsive checking rituals. In the previous part, part 1, we tried to help her see that … Read More

Posted on August 15, 2018June 8, 2020

A CBT Session: Compulsive Checking (Part 1)

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Our session with Claire was supposed to start 15 mins ago. While wondering why she might have been late, I was sitting on my chair enjoying my cup of coffee as I heard a car engine stopped. She must have … Read More

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