Trauma and Rumination
What is rumination? Rumination is the single most toxic mental process. It involves repetitive, negative thinking about the self, others, past of future events. It can also take the form of comparing self to others, reviewing memories, or trying to problem-solve...
Treatment Considerations When OCD and PTSD Collide
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder impacts about 1.2% of the population in the US annually. 3.5% of the US population is affected by PTSD every year. Many people living with OCD have experienced trauma in their lives and research has shown that OCD is much more prevalent...Finding Meaning After Trauma
I would like to start this blog post with one statement. However you are reacting to this recent tragedy, whatever you’re thinking or feeling, is completely normal. There is not a right way to feel or think. It is with a heavy heart that I even have to write this...