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Overthinking often feels productive, but it rarely leads to clarity.It gives a temporary sense of control, which is why ...
12/19/2025

Overthinking often feels productive, but it rarely leads to clarity.

It gives a temporary sense of control, which is why it’s hard to stop, even when it adds to anxiety.

Learning to spot the difference between useful reflection and mental looping is a key part of anxiety treatment.

You don’t have to solve everything to feel more at ease.

If you're ready for change, book your free consultation: https://vividpsychologygroup.com/contact-us/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=carousels

12/17/2025

Rumination can feel like productive thinking — but it often just feeds the anxiety cycle.

Here’s the difference:
✅ Productive analysis helps you either make a decision or take an action.
❌ Rumination keeps you looping with no progress.

Next time you’re caught in thought, ask: Is this helping me act or decide right now? If not, it may be rumination keeping you stuck.

If you’d like support breaking this cycle, reach out and we’ll talk you through the options: https://vividpsychologygroup.com/contact-us/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=reels

12/10/2025

With anxiety and OCD, it’s easy to feel controlled by your thoughts, as if they decide where your attention goes.

Here’s an analogy: imagine your mind as a sushi conveyor belt. Thoughts float by like dishes on the belt. You can’t control what shows up, but you can choose whether or not to pick them up.

This skill of letting thoughts pass without grabbing onto them gives you freedom, power, and relief from anxiety’s grip.

If you’d like support learning how to do this, reach out and we’ll talk you through the options: https://vividpsychologygroup.com/contact-us/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=reels

Progress with skin picking is not only about behavior change.It’s about learning that you can experience an urge without...
12/08/2025

Progress with skin picking is not only about behavior change.

It’s about learning that you can experience an urge without acting on it, and that you’re capable of sitting with discomfort rather than being controlled by it.

Over time, this becomes more than a strategy.

It becomes a new relationship with yourself. One built on trust, self-awareness, and the quiet confidence that you can manage what once felt unmanageable.

This is the kind of growth we work toward in therapy. Not perfection. Just progress, backed by understanding and choice.

If you're ready for change, book your free consultation: https://vividpsychologygroup.com/contact-us/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=carousels

It’s completely human to want anxiety gone the moment it shows up.But every time we reach for quick relief, like avoidin...
12/05/2025

It’s completely human to want anxiety gone the moment it shows up.

But every time we reach for quick relief, like avoiding the trigger or asking for reassurance, we teach our brain that the feeling is unsafe.

In treatment, we help clients build tolerance for discomfort over time.

Shifting from avoidance to active engagement with anxiety is what leads to lasting change in how it’s experienced.

It’s not about eliminating anxiety, but changing the way we relate to it.

If you're ready for change, book your free consultation: https://vividpsychologygroup.com/contact-us/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=carousels

12/03/2025

One of the most helpful early tools for breaking rumination is learning to shift your attention.

Think of attention like a spotlight — it can only shine on one thing at a time. When it’s pointed at anxious overthinking, it’s not shining on what’s happening in the present moment.

Notice when you’re stuck in analysis, and practice redirecting the spotlight: onto your breath, into a conversation, into the details of a movie, or the sounds of a podcast.

You may not be able to stop thoughts from popping up — but you can choose where your spotlight shines.

If you’d like support learning these skills, reach out and we’ll talk you through the options: https://vividpsychologygroup.com/contact-us/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=reels

OCD in kids doesn’t always look like fear.Sometimes it looks like defiance. Or avoidance. Or “overreacting.”But undernea...
11/28/2025

OCD in kids doesn’t always look like fear.
Sometimes it looks like defiance. Or avoidance. Or “overreacting.”

But underneath it all is a child trying to feel safe.

“It’s not defiance. It’s fear.”
“It’s not stubbornness. It’s OCD pulling the strings.”

When you meet them with curiosity—not control—you begin to see what’s really happening.

You don’t need to have the perfect response.
You just need to stay with them in the mess of it.

Support isn’t about having all the answers.
It’s about showing up when things don’t make sense, especially then.

OCD may not vanish.
But with the right support, it becomes background noise—not the whole story.

If you want clarity on what’s really driving your child’s behaviour and the best next step to support them, book a free consultation — we’ll listen, understand your concerns, and discuss the support options and way forward that could work best for your family.
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