Anxiety Relief Self-Help Tools by Dr. Don Dufford
Dr. Dufford’s relaxation and guided imagery sessions combine deep hypnotic relaxation with cognitive-behavioral tools and techniques to create and sustain positive change, release emotional stress and physical tension, and create inner peace and calm that carries over throughout the day.
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Dr. Dufford’s guided imagery sessions include:
- Agoraphobia/Desensitization
- Breathing Techniques
- Driving
- Elevators
- Emotional Eating
- First Step: A Calm & Relaxed Lifestyle
- Flying (Panic)
- Flying (Safety)
- Health Worry/Hypochondria
- IBS: Irritable Bowel
- Managing Mood: Keys to Happiness
- OCD Obsessions
- OCD Compulsions
- Panic: Breaking the Cycle
- Paruresis/Shy Bladder
- People Pleasing: Rescuing
- Paruresis/Shy Bladder
- People Pleasing: Rescuing
- Physical Pain/Illness
- Public Speaking
- Relationships: Attracting the Ideal Mate
- Self Esteem
- Sleep
- Smoking: Becoming a Non Smoker
- Social Anxiety
- Sports Performance
- Test Anxiety
- Trichotillomania/Picking
- Worry/Generalized Anxiety
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OCD Always Lies
Well, does OCD always lie? It’s safe enough to say that OCD always lies because the percentage of truth within an OCD thought is so low.
I asked a well-known OCD therapist and director of The OCD Treatment Centre in England this exact question: “Can I say to myself and to others whom I help that OCD always lies?”
She replied, “Absolutely, because the outrageous thoughts just don’t hold up to reality enough.”
Is there any amount of truth to an OCD thought? I have to say, in some cases, yes. But there is also some truth in the thought that a meteor the exact size of your house will land on your house tonight. Get my drift?
In my experience, I need to acknowledge and accept that there may be some truth to some OCD thoughts and that accep- tance is part of recovery too. But it’s so minuscule that I can hold onto the anchor that OCD always lies. You can too. JC 💙
God, grant me the serenity to accept things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can and, the wisdom to know the difference.
The Serenity Prayer is something I have used for over 35+ years to calm myself down. I'm not a very religious person but I do believe in some kind of higher power - whatever you might call it is up to you. But, if you have trouble with the "G" word, I suggest you replace it with your name. And, replace the word "me" with "yourself". It would read like this for me:
Jim, grant yourself the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference. Hey, still just as powerful. JC 💙🤟