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The pain of Codependency and Limerence

By Andrea Harrn February 20, 2014 Addiction Treatment, broken heart, codependency, limerence, love, love addiction, OCD, painful love, rejection, relationships, what is love No Comments

When you love somebody so much that it hurts it can be one of the most painful experiences that a person can go through. That person that you see as your soul mate does not respect you, gives you little in terms of loving acts or kindness and constantly disappoints. Your friends and family tell you to leave him/her and that you deserve better but you don’t listen. In fact after a while you no longer tell them about what goes on because you know the reaction. It doesn’t even make sense to you. Its not what you thought love would be…

I’m always tidying up. Is this OCD?

By Andrea Harrn August 6, 2013 CBT, changes, cognitive, cognitive behavioural therapy, obsessive compulsive disorder, OCD No Comments

So you tidy up a lot, you like all your food tins to be facing the same way and you double check you have locked the door at least twice before you leave the house. You laugh at yourself quite readily in front of friends and when your partner calls you OCD you kind of agree with him. How many people do you know right now in your life who describe themselves or others as a bit OCD? OCD otherwise known as obsessive compulsive disorder is a term that is readily applied these days to anyone who might otherwise have…

How do I stop worrying?

By Andrea Harrn May 9, 2013 Anxiety, generalised anxiety disorder, mindfulness, obsessive compulsive disorder, Ryanair suitcase allowance, social anxiety disorder, Worrier, Worrying 4 Comments

There are some people who are always worried about something. Take A. She is worried about whether she will be able to climb the steps of a holiday villa that is not even booked yet. In addition she is also worried that her usual taxi driver won’t be able to drive her to the airport and whether she will get everything in her suitcase for the Ryanair flight. Take B. He is worried about going into meetings at work. Will he stumble if he is asked a question? Will his colleagues look at him? Judge him? Will they think he doesn’t…