Anthony Bishop

03/24/2026

Ever get an ad so random that you think, why am I being shown this?

OCD can feel like that too—except louder, more persistent, and way more convincing.

It throws out fear, doubt, urgency, and guilt to get you to click. But just because something appears in your mind doesn’t mean it deserves your attention.

New post is up.

https://www.allthingsocd.com/post/the-relentless-ad-generator-and-the-clickbait-pro

12/29/2025

Excessive guilt in OCD isn’t insight—it’s a trap.
This guest post breaks down how OCD keeps the past alive and what recovery actually looks like.

👉 Read: https://www.allthingsocd.com/post/recovering-from-excessive-guilt-about-past-events

11/11/2025

Ever felt stuck in a cycle of obsession? Sleep on it! Resting allows us to replay and rewire our memories for better mental health. Read more about it here: https://wix.to/58eTtbp

I've often noticed that the passage of time seems to be a big contributor to changing how I relate to an obsession. I've had countless moments where I was triggered by contamination concerns; stuck staring at and inspecting some unknown substance or spot on a surface that I touched or got close to.....

06/11/2025

Somewhat of a repost. ISO a clinician willing to see a client in person for $100 per session. Client can travel about 20 miles from East Los Angeles.

04/21/2025

New blog post available at www.allthingsocd.com/blog

08/10/2024

New blog post available at: https://www.allthingsocd.com/post/the-spirituality-of-erp

10/08/2023

Exposure response prevention is an evidence-supported treatment for OCD. I give it a very slight twist in this new blog post.
http://wix.to/k4UnQgJ

05/28/2023

There are some compulsions we've been doing for so long that they don't seem to be related to discomfort anymore. Read more about it on the allthingsocd.com blog.

03/20/2023

NEW BLOG POST

"This inquiry let me take off my blinders and allowed things to become possible. Not possible in the scary-OCD-anxiety-worst-case-catastrophic-scenario sense (that's always been there :/), but possible in the sense of 'What am I capable of that I never thought I was?' "

https://www.allthingsocd.com/post/the-optic-blind-spot-two-metaphors

10/29/2022

Sensory grounding is a common mindfulness exercise. Have you ever tried incorporating more than our basic five senses into the practice? Give this short blog post a read.
https://www.allthingsocd.com/post/sensory-grounding-and-beyond

07/10/2022

What the heck is cognitive and emotional blending? Read about it at

Blending is: A type of thinking error (cognitive distortion) where feelings and thoughts from one event get conflated with another.

01/15/2022

The Clean Slate is a rule that many of us follow without realizing it. The clean slate says we can't have any "unfinished business" before moving on with or enjoying life. Read the full article at: https://www.allthingsocd.com/blog