APTC Blog

Hello Everyone, I hope you’re all doing well in the midst of our ongoing challenges caused by the pandemic. Today’s post is a compilation of the 10 best tips I have for managing anxiety. I hope you find them helpful. My favorite (and I believe the most important tip) is #7 - willingness.

While exposure (in the case of OCD, exposure with response prevention) and/or medication are the mainstream treatments for anxiety and OCD, there is some empirical evidence that there are some adjunctive treatments, such as exercise, that can also be helpful.

It’s usually not too difficult to convince people that ERP is a good idea, but it is much harder to get them to actually do it.

Self compassion is often confused with being weak, being too easy on oneself and avoiding taking on life’s challenges. When in fact, I think nothing could be further from the truth.