Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) affects millions of people globally, and more and more folks are talking openly about their struggles with this condition. OCD, even in less severe cases, can have a noticeable impact on daily life and overall well-being. Treatment looks different for everyone, but medication is often a major part of addressing this mental... Read more The post Living with OCD: How Medication Can Enhance Quality of Life appeared first on Family Psychiatry & Therapy.| Family Psychiatry & Therapy
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) affects millions of individuals, often causing intrusive thoughts and compulsive behaviors. This article provides actionable insights into how to get rid of... The post How to Get Rid of OCD: Effective Treatments and Strategies appeared first on Your Local Psychiatrist.| Your Local Psychiatrist
Dr. Ashley Brummet answers a few questions on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT). As a clinical psychologist at The Mental Health...| The Mental Health Collective
OCD, anxiety, and depression often occur together, significantly affecting mental health. This article will explain their connection and provide strategies for managing these conditions. The… The post How Are Anxiety and OCD Related? appeared first on Connections Wellness Group.| Connections Wellness Group
The classification of certain people as "athenes" receives wide expression in Talmudic stories and even practical halakhic application. Shayna Herszage-Feldan considers the varieties of asthenes descriptions in Talmudic texts, proposing that the category encompasses the condition that is today diagnosed as contamination-focused obsessive compulsive disorder. The post “Asthenes” as a Jewish Textual Reference to Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder appeared first on The Lehrhaus.| The Lehrhaus
A mental health worker with OCD says her condition was so severe it convinced her she was going to kill her family. Natasha Kalli, 27, began suffering from intrusive thoughts at the age of 10. She’d experience unwanted thoughts related to hurting people and even feared she’d commit crimes while being asleep. The thoughts “terrorised” [...] <p>The post “OCD convinced me I was going to kill my family – now I’m a mental health worker” first appeared on National Daily Press.</p>| National Daily Press
You don’t need visible rituals to be struggling with OCD. Maybe your thoughts feel stuck in a loop. Or your actions don’t feel like a...| The Anxiety Center
It starts with a whisper you can’t ignore. “Did I lock the door?” “What if I hurt someone?” “Am I a bad person for thinking that?” You...| The Anxiety Center
This is an ongoing series. New questions and answers will be added to the blog regularly. - Parents of children and young adults with OCD have many questions they’d like... Read more » The post Common Parent Questions, Answered by Young Adults with Lived Experience appeared first on International OCD Foundation.| International OCD Foundation
By Taneia Surles, MPH, NOCD If you live with obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD), you already know how it tends to latch onto the things you value the most—your relationships, your... Read more » The post Scrupulosity in Islam: How OCD distorts faith appeared first on International OCD Foundation.| International OCD Foundation
BOSTON, MA (Thursday, July 24, 2025) — The International OCD Foundation (IOCDF) is proud to announce the recipients of its 2025 Research Grant Awards. These six researchers are spearheading work... Read more » The post International OCD Foundation Announces 2025 Research Grant Recipients to Advance Breakthroughs in OCD and Related Disorders appeared first on International OCD Foundation.| International OCD Foundation
Understanding Health Tracking Anxiety: The 12-Year Problem We’re All Facing Health tracking anxiety is becoming a widespread concern as millions embrace wearable technology. Here’s a sobering fact: In America, we live about 12 years longer than we stay healthy. That means for over a decade at the end of our lives, we’re dealing with chronic […] The post Health Tracking Anxiety: When Wearables Harm Mental Health appeared first on GoodTherapy.org Therapy Blog.| GoodTherapy.org Therapy Blog
OCD is often misunderstood in popular culture. It is commonly simplified and portrayed in media as obsession with cleanliness or order i.e. handwashing or arranging objects on a specific way, but there is a much more nuanced spectrum that OCD can manifest itself. What is OCD? Technically speaking, OCD is characterized by recurrent and persistent […] The post Understanding Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) appeared first on GoodTherapy.org Therapy Blog.| GoodTherapy.org Therapy Blog
We’re very fortunate to have two great treatments for BDD. It’s hard to believe that as recently as just a few decades ago, we didn’t know what treatments work for... Read more » The post Which Works Better for Body Dysmorphic Disorder (BDD): Medication or Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy? appeared first on BDD.| BDD
Mental health disorders, or mental illness, are considered medical conditions that have a direct impact on someone’s behaviors, thoughts, and emotions. These impacts can vary from mild to moderate and severe. Certain mental illnesses can have significant impacts on one’s ability to work, go to school, maintain relationships, and engage socially. Learning more about why […] The post Is OCD a Mental Illness? appeared first on Montare Behavioral Health | Mental Health Treatment in Los Ange...| Montare Behavioral Health | Mental Health Treatment in Los Angeles
BOSTON – The International OCD Foundation (IOCDF), the leading authority on obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) and related disorders, is proud to announce a new partnership with World Champion gymnast, best-selling... Read more » The post Gold Medal Gymnast Aly Raisman Partners with International OCD Foundation to Raise Awareness and Combat Stigma appeared first on International OCD Foundation.| International OCD Foundation
CHICAGO, IL – National Football League (NFL) placekicker Zane Gonzalez has been awarded the Illumination Award from the International OCD Foundation (IOCDF) for his role in raising international awareness and... Read more »| International OCD Foundation
What is OCD, really? It’s far more than the stereotypes of handwashing, tapping, or lining up your pens just right. On today’s episode, Eric is joined by Natalia Aíza — a therapist, parent, writer, and co-founder of ... Read moreThe post 554 | OCD with ADHD: Could your anxiety be OCD? with Natalia Aíza appeared first on ADHD reWired.| ADHD reWired
Institutional Members are clinics and programs in the US and around the globe that offer residential and/or intensive treatment for OCD and related disorders, are specialty outpatient clinics with a... Read more » The post Institutional Member Updates: Summer 2025 appeared first on International OCD Foundation.| International OCD Foundation
By Taneia Surles, MPH, NOCD Where we work, play, learn, worship, and live all have a profound effect on our health, often as much as genetics or healthcare. These non-medical... Read more » The post How social determinants of health shape the OCD journey appeared first on International OCD Foundation.| International OCD Foundation
By the LGBTQIA+ Special Interest Group As we continue to celebrate Pride Month in 2025 and beyond, one of the missions of the International OCD Foundation’s LGBTQIA+ Special Interest Group... Read more » The post You Are Not Alone: OCD in the LGBTQIA+ Community appeared first on International OCD Foundation.| International OCD Foundation
By Harrison Abbott Obsessive compulsive disorder, also known as OCD, is a mental health condition that affects millions worldwide. It involves intrusive thoughts known as obsessions that lead a person... Read more » The post OCD: A Faulty Security System appeared first on International OCD Foundation.| International OCD Foundation
By Casey Knight, MSW, LCSW Growing up in a small, conservative community, I always felt different. From a young age, I was drawn to the female form, a fascination that... Read more » The post Navigating Identity and Anxiety: My Journey as a Queer Person with OCD appeared first on International OCD Foundation.| International OCD Foundation
By Taneia Surles, MPH, NOCD Our identities impact every aspect of our lives, and when we face discrimination because of who we are, it can greatly affect our mental health.... Read more »| International OCD Foundation
I want to say that I am ashamed of my behavior yesterday. I let my OCD and apraxia get the best of me. Each time OCD and apraxia get together it spells out disaster for me. At Giant I was baking co…| The Autistic Mind Finally Speaks
By Mike Vatter The world may see a successful executive in his forties. They see the perfect reports, the confident presentations, the meticulously organized desk. What they don’t see is... Read more »| International OCD Foundation
Fighting OCD Faster: How Accelerated TMS Is Changing Lives Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) affects approximately 1 in 100 Americans and can significantly disrupt daily life. Characterized by repetitive, intrusive thoughts (obsessions) and repeated actions, OCD is difficult to manage, especially in treatment-resistant forms that are unresponsive to traditional treatments like medications or cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT). In […]| HWSCenter
Written by Hannah Brockway It is cruel that Autistic people are predisposed, both by nature and nurture, to developing anorexia […] The post Autism and Eating Disorders: a Dangerous Duo appeared first on Reframing Autism.| Reframing Autism
By Tabitha Vidaurri, NOCD Scrupulosity, also known as religious or moral-themed OCD, involves intrusive thoughts, urges, or fears related to violating religious, ethical, or spiritual rules. If you’re experiencing scrupulosity,... Read more »| International OCD Foundation
By Christine Conelea, PhD Tics, compulsions, and obsessions are part of many people’s everyday internal and external lives. Some people experience a unique overlap, known as Tourettic OCD (TOCD), in... Read more »| International OCD Foundation
This is an ongoing series. New questions and answers will be added to the blog regularly. – Parents of children and young adults with OCD have many questions they’d like... Read more »| International OCD Foundation
By Amanda Ota Behind the punny captions or the video of my co-workers butchering football trivia on the IOCDF social feed, there’s me, laughing at my own jokes or begging... Read more »| International OCD Foundation
An IOCDF Affiliate carries out the mission of the International OCD Foundation through programs at the local community level within the United States. Each Affiliate is an independent 501(c)3 non-profit... Read more »| International OCD Foundation
By Teagan Miller You know what’s sneaking up on us quickly?? The IOCDF’s 30th Annual OCD Conference, sponsored by Sheppard Pratt! Registration for this incredible event is now open!! This... Read more »| International OCD Foundation
On June 11, 2025, the University of Southampton will host a hybrid symposium for PGR and PhD scholars interested in Sociology, Crip Theory, Critical Disability Studies, and Mad Studies. Featuring k…| Autistic and Living the Dream
By Ella Kim My name is Ella Kim, and I am a junior in high school. My older brother was diagnosed with OCD when I was five years old. So,... Read more »| International OCD Foundation
This is the transcript from the recent OCD Fam podcast. You can listen via podcast here and via YouTube here. Summary The OCD Fam podcast featured a conversation between me and Nicole. I shared upd…| Autistic and Living the Dream
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is often misunderstood, especially when it appears in children. Early recognition and support are critical for helping kids thrive. At Partners In Pediatrics (PIP) in Denver and Englewood (serving all of Metro Denver), we focus on treating … Read More| Partners in Pediatrics
"How Common is OCD?" is an interview with Dr. Sarah Schall, PsyD, discussing the evolution of OCD therapeutic views. Watch now...| The Mental Health Collective
Reality star Scheana Shay prides herself on being an open book. Starring in the reality series Vanderpump Rules, Shay has been sharing the honest, intimate details of her life... Read more »| International OCD Foundation
The International OCD Foundation (IOCDF) acknowledges the significance of the recent Presidential Executive Order, Establishing the President’s Make America Healthy Again Commission, particularly in its focus on addressing the growing... Read more »| International OCD Foundation
Up to 75% of Women with ADHD go undiagnosed and misdiagnosed with anxiety, depression, OCD and other mental illnesses. Find out if you could be part of the 75%.| Little Miss Lionheart
Autistic Dream Realms The Autistic Dream Realms Project, created with Katie from Autistic and Living the Dream is a project in which we share information about being Autistic and OCD, as people with lived experience of both, as an individual (Katie) and a parent (Helen) to help demystify Autism and OCD. General content warnings: mental health, […]| Autistic Realms
This blog has been inspired by Dr Jeremy Shuman's (PsyD) presentation, 'Neurodiversity-Affirming OCD Care' (August 2023), available here. Exp ...| autisticrealms.com
According to OCD-UK charity, there are,’ around three-quarters of a million people thought to be living with severe, life-impacting and debilitating Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) here in the UK’. Many of these people may also be autistic. Stone and Chen (2015) explain that the co-occurrence rate of OCD in autistic people ‘being 3-7% is 6-14% times the […]| Autistic Realms
Are you hiding your depression from your employer? Find out why concealment could be a bad idea.| Adelphi Psych Medicine Clinic
By Natalie Buchwald, LMHC | Last Updated: September 9th, 2024 Reviewed by Steven BuchwaldAnxiety disorders impact millions. The National Institute of Health estimates that over 30% of adults in the ... Read More| Manhattan Mental Health Counseling
This piece contains detailed discussions of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD), including descriptions of intrusive thoughts, compulsions, and rituals that may be distressing to some readers. If you are sensitive to content about mental health conditions, particularly OCD, or if you find such topics triggering, please proceed with caution. When I first came across Emma Noyes promoting […] The post Out of Hiding first appeared on The Smart Set.| The Smart Set
Thought-action fusion involves the belief that thinking about something makes it more likely to happen or is morally equivalent to acting.| Mental Health @ Home
PDA isn’t good or bad, it just is. However, the effect it can have on our lives can be positive or negative. On average, PDA has a negetive effect on our lives, because it prevents us from do…| Riko's blog: PDA and more.