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Do you rehearse what you are going to say on a phone-call?

Last updated on August 23, 2018 By Dr Elaine Ryan

Before you make a phone-call do you practice questions? Rehearse things to say in case the conversation dries up? Practice being witty, charming, try not to sound stupid, and prepare a message just in case voicemail kicks in? For some people, rehearsing a phone-call is reserved for phoning their boss, for others, it is calling […]

CBT – everything you need to know about Cognitive Behavioural Therapy

Last updated on June 21, 2017 By Dr Elaine Ryan

CBT stands for Cognitive Behavioural Therapy. This type of therapy is used by psychologists and CBT therapists to help you with; Anxiety Stress Panic Health anxiety Social Anxiety Depression OCD and intrusive thoughts If you have not come across me before, my name is Elaine and I am a psychologist and you can read more […]

Your amygdala and it’s role in all forms of anxiety

Last updated on June 21, 2017 By Dr Elaine Ryan

There are different pathways in your brain that can create anxiety, and one of them has to do with your amygdala. This will be of interest to you if you suffer from any form of anxiety. I am going to cover Why it is important that you know about your amygdala What is your amygdala? […]

Things that make you anxious

Last updated on June 18, 2017 By Dr Elaine Ryan

There are many lists of things that make you anxious on the internet, and I do not want to add to them by just compiling a big list, as I am not sure that is helpful. Rather I want to look at whether the things on the list (or on your own list) do, in […]

Contamination OCD and the fear of germs; the real reason you clean

Last updated on June 1, 2017 By Dr Elaine Ryan

Contamination OCD is a type of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, where you are afraid that one thing may not be clean and germ free, and may contaminate something else, which ultimately could cause harm to you, or other people, and you will be responsible. I mentioned the ’cause harm’ bit right at the start of this […]

ROCD Relationship OCD

Last updated on September 15, 2017 By Dr Elaine Ryan

What is ROCD? ROCD stands for Relationship Obsessive Compulsive Disorder and is characterised by unwelcome thoughts about your relationship such as do I love my partner and doubts about your relationship. These unwelcome thoughts are known as obsessions. You will also have what is known as compulsions, the things you do to feel better, […]

Why you need to understand anticipatory anxiety

Last updated on May 6, 2017 By Dr Elaine Ryan

Anticipatory Anxiety is where you get a stress response when there is nothing in your immediate environment that can cause you harm. Or put another way, the sensations and worry that you feel have evolved to protect you from real danger, but because you have the capacity for thought, they can arise due to the […]