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21/08/2026

Can you spot the faulty reasoning in this OCD story?

The waiter asks, “Is everything okay?”
A completely routine question.

But OCD says:
“Maybe they noticed I’m eating strangely.”
“Maybe everyone is judging my table manners.”
“I feel awkward, so I must look awkward.”
“They seem fine, but perhaps they’re just being polite.”

This is how a neutral meal becomes a self-monitoring exercise.
The more you watch your hands, your cutlery and everyone else’s reactions, the more unnatural you feel.

Then OCD uses that feeling as evidence that you really are behaving strangely.
The feeling wasn’t proof.
It was a consequence of becoming trapped inside the story.



This content is for psychoeducation only and is not therapy, diagnosis, or individual advice. If you are struggling, please speak to a qualified professional or your local mental health service. If you are in crisis or feel at risk, contact emergency services or your local crisis team.
If you want to explore therapy with me, please visit my website - link in bio.

20/08/2026

Can you spot the faulty reasoning in this OCD story?

Your stomach moves.
Someone behind you coughs.
And suddenly your mind has built a full investigation.
“Maybe I farted without noticing.”
“Maybe they coughed because they smelled it.”
“Why do I feel embarrassed if nothing happened?”
“Can I prove that I definitely didn’t?”

This one sounds funny until you notice how familiar the reasoning is.

A normal sensation becomes suspicious.
An unrelated cough becomes evidence.
Embarrassment becomes proof.
And the burden of proof gets reversed.

Instead of needing evidence that it happened, OCD demands certainty that it didn’t.

That is how you end up going in circles without resolution.



This content is for psychoeducation only and is not therapy, diagnosis, or individual advice. If you are struggling, please speak to a qualified professional or your local mental health service. If you are in crisis or feel at risk, contact emergency services or your local crisis team.
If you want to explore therapy with me, please visit my website - link in bio.

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19/08/2026

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18/08/2026

Can you spot the faulty reasoning in this OCD story?

The machine says approved.
The cashier hands you the receipt.
Nothing appears to be wrong.

Then OCD starts looking for a hidden problem.
“Maybe I used the wrong card.”
“Maybe the cashier paused because they noticed something.”
“Maybe I was charged twice.”
“Maybe the banking app hasn’t updated yet.”

Notice what happened.
A clear transaction was replaced by possibility. Neutral details were reinterpreted as evidence. And every check created another reason to check.
OCD doesn’t always make the original doubt more convincing.

Sometimes it simply makes the available evidence feel less trustworthy.

Different story. Same reasoning process.



This content is for psychoeducation only and is not therapy, diagnosis, or individual advice. If you are struggling, please speak to a qualified professional or your local mental health service. If you are in crisis or feel at risk, contact emergency services or your local crisis team.
If you want to explore therapy with me, please visit my website - link in bio.

If August feels draining rather than restful - don't worry, ... you’re not doing it wrong.When routines disappear (kids ...
17/08/2026

If August feels draining rather than restful - don't worry, ... you’re not doing it wrong.

When routines disappear (kids off school, holidays, less structure), mental energy often drops. That’s why huge self-care plans rarely stick at this time of year.

Here’s the counter-intuitive bit:
Very small acts of kindness can increase energy, not drain it.

Not people-pleasing.
Not over-giving.
Just intentional, bounded kindness.

In CBT, we see how this interrupts withdrawal and low mood.
In ACT, we see how it reconnects you with values when motivation is low.
In CFT, we see how it strengthens compassion without self-sacrifice.

This is exactly how we think at GetCBT - therapy that fits real life, including summer chaos.

This week’s Altruistic August idea:
Choose one kind action that takes under 2 minutes.
That’s it. That’s enough.

17/08/2026

Can you spot the faulty reasoning in this OCD story?

You’ve looked both ways. The road is clear.
But OCD says:

“Maybe you didn’t look properly.”
“Maybe that parked car will move.”
“Maybe a car is coming from the next street.”“Maybe you’ll faint, trip, or miss something.”

This is how OCD manufactures believability.
It takes ordinary possibilities, adds out-of-context facts, distrusts your senses and then uses the anxiety it created as further “evidence.”

The issue isn’t whether every imagined danger is technically possible.
It’s how your mind left the information available in the here and now and built an entire case around what might be.

Which reasoning trick do you notice most in your own OCD story?



This content is for psychoeducation only and is not therapy, diagnosis, or individual advice. If you are struggling, please speak to a qualified professional or your local mental health service. If you are in crisis or feel at risk, contact emergency services or your local crisis team.
If you want to explore therapy with me, please visit my website - link in bio.

13/08/2026

I keep seeing people say you can’t talk your way out of trauma because trauma is “in the body.”

And honestly, I think that really misunderstands what evidence-based trauma therapy actually is.

Trauma-focused CBT, EMDR, prolonged exposure and cognitive processing therapy are not just weekly emotional recaps.

They work with memory.

Meaning.

Avoidance.

Shame.

Threat predictions.

Body responses.

And the survival strategies that once made sense.

Sometimes words are part of how the brain and body learn safety.

Sometimes making meaning of what happened is not “overthinking.”

It is processing.

So yes, the body matters.

But please don’t reduce psychological therapy to “just words.”



This content is for psychoeducation only and is not therapy, diagnosis, or individual advice. If you are struggling, please speak to a qualified professional or your local mental health service. If you are in crisis or feel at risk, contact emergency services or your local crisis team.
If you want to explore therapy with me, please visit my website - link in bio.

12/08/2026

This is where trauma TikTok needs a bit more nuance.

Body sensations are real.

A tight chest is real.
A freeze response is real.
Feeling sick around someone is real.
A wave of panic is real.

But real does not always mean accurate evidence.

The body can respond to memory, stress, hormones, sleep deprivation, uncertainty, association, conflict, fear of the sensation itself, and threat prediction.

So when people say “my body knows,” I get why that feels powerful.

But sometimes it can become another way of trying to find certainty.

Good therapy helps you listen to your body without treating every sensation like a verdict.

A signal is not the same as proof.



This content is for psychoeducation only and is not therapy, diagnosis, or individual advice. If you are struggling, please speak to a qualified professional or your local mental health service. If you are in crisis or feel at risk, contact emergency services or your local crisis team.
If you want to explore therapy with me, please visit my website - link in bio.

11/08/2026

I understand why phrases like “the body keeps the score” resonate.

Trauma absolutely can affect the body: sleep, panic, tension, shutdown, startle responses, digestion, breathing, and that constant sense of threat.

But sometimes the way we talk about trauma online can make it sound permanent.

Like your nervous system has recorded the past in ink.

And I don’t think that’s a helpful message for people who are already frightened by their symptoms.

Your body can learn threat.

But learning can update.

Through safety, processing, therapy, connection, movement, and repeated experiences that teach the system: this is different now.

Trauma responses are powerful.

But they are not fixed laws.

Has trauma language online helped you - or made things feel more permanent?



This content is for psychoeducation only and is not therapy, diagnosis, or individual advice. If you are struggling, please speak to a qualified professional or your local mental health service. If you are in crisis or feel at risk, contact emergency services or your local crisis team.
If you want to explore therapy with me, please visit my website - link in bio.

August can be a strange mix.Kids off school. Routines wobbling. Holidays that are meant to be relaxing… but aren’t alway...
10/08/2026

August can be a strange mix.

Kids off school. Routines wobbling. Holidays that are meant to be relaxing… but aren’t always.

This month, inspired by Action for Happiness, I’m sharing a short Altruistic August series - simple ways kindness supports mental health, not just “being nice.”

Here’s the bit I want to highlight for you:
Small acts of kindness don’t just help others - they regulate your nervous system.

In CBT terms, kindness is behavioural activation.
In CFT terms, it activates the soothing system.
In ACT terms, it’s values-based action.

All of that means: less threat, more grounding, more meaning.

This is incredibly aligned with how we work at GetCBT - practical actions that support real emotional change, even when life is busy and imperfect.

This week’s gentle invite:
One small kind action a day - especially on the messy days.

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