The very latest news from the world of Psychology. Private Therapy Clinic blog offers information about psychological concepts, theories, therapeutic approaches and human behaviour. The articles and vides posted here also offer tips and advice written by registered Psychologist Dr. Becky Spelman and our team of Psychiatrists, Psychologists and Psychotherapists.
Although you might not associate attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) as being related to one another, they are both categorised as being neuropsychiatric disorders. Because of this and the fact that there is often so much 'overlap' between conditions, it can sometimes be hard to make an accurate diagnosis.
Although you might not associate attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) as being related to one another, they are both categorised as being neuropsychiatric disorders. Because of this...
You know you need sleep. You want to sleep. But the moment your head hits the pillow, your brain has other plans. For people with ADHD, this isn’t a discipline...
Dating someone with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) can be a roller-coaster of emotions, with highs, lows, and unexpected turns. It can be exciting, exhausting, and confusing – often all at the...
Too much. Too little. Sometimes both in the same week. ADHD doesn’t create one kind of sex drive, it creates an unstable one. If your sex drive feels unpredictable, you’re...
The same brain that loses track in meetings doesn’t switch off in the bedroom. Understanding why can be the first step toward something different. You know you want to be...
You know you should put it down. You’ve told yourself a hundred times. But your thumb keeps scrolling, and an hour disappears before you’ve even noticed it starting. This is...
People with ADHD often interrupt. They know they do it. They hate that they do it. And yet the words come out anyway, cutting across someone mid-sentence before they’ve even...
Finding the success we want in life is hard. There can be all manner of obstacles placed in our path, as we travel on our very own Hero’s Journey. But...
People with ADHD are at higher risk of ending up in friendships and relationships where they get dismissed. Put down. Pushed to the bottom of a hierarchy. Not occasionally, but...
Control mechanisms can come in all types within relationships. We often have the image of a man holding a raised fist against a woman as the stereotype. But a controlling...
