Clinical psychologist Alexandra Ushakova from Saint Petersburg explains the mechanics of obsessive-compulsive disorder and why frightening inner images can feel so vividly real. The central paradox of OCD is that...
In professional circles, therapy boundaries are usually discussed in formal terms: time, payment, and confidentiality. Psychologist Dmitry Goncharov, however, invites us to look at the part of clinical work that...
Psychologist Marina Balashova suggests looking at Stockholm syndrome through the metaphor of a submarine. Imagine a situation where there is literally nowhere to run: if you open the hatch, a...
A video of a dog paralyzed by fear on a suspension bridge becomes a starting point for an elegant explanation of the neurobiology of phobias. The key idea: fear lives...