A form of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder that is not often spoken about involves having repetitive and intrusive noxious thoughts. These thoughts often have a violent or sexual theme (violent or sexual images or urges) and are abhorrent to the person experiencing them. Efforts to push the thoughts away or ‘block’ them out often results in…
It is normal for kids to starting telling fibs from around the age of two. But how can you encourage them to tell the truth? Threats of punishment (“you had better tell me the truth or you will be in trouble”), or appealing to the child to “do the right thing”, are apparently not that…