Living with OCD
We're creating resources to help people learn about OCD in the many ways it impacts their own lives—not just what it looks like on paper. You can search our resources to determine when your intrusive thoughts may be related to OCD.
As an OCD specialist, I have worked with many individuals who wonder why some of their unwanted thoughts are easier to let go of than others. The answer
By Stacy Quick, LPC
You’ve probably heard of hoarding: an inability to get rid of one’s belongings can actually be a very severe mental health condition, leading to serious
By Stacy Quick, LPC
I know it may seem hard to believe, but anxiety is actually useful. It’s an important feeling to have. Anxiety serves to warn us of danger and should work
By Stacy Quick, LPC
If you’re reading this, you love someone with OCD, a BFRB, or tic disorder—maybe you’ve tried countless times to support them as well as you can, but you
By Alessandra Rizzotti, LCSW
When we created NOCD’s treatment model for OCD and related conditions, we set out to do something new. Not because we wanted to make a wave in the
By Stephen Smith
Recently, I noticed a topic popping up in online communities: What are the most bizarre things OCD caused you to do? “What an interesting topic!” I
By Stacy Quick, LPC
You may be hearing more about intrusive thoughts recently, and that’s a good thing. Everyone has these thoughts, and they can be a central component of
By Stacy Quick, LPC
It’s common to hear people say things like “I’m doing self-care” and “Take care of your mental health”—they feel like pleasant messages, but it can be
By Stacy Quick, LPC
This is a guest post by Jackie Shapin, a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist who specializes in anxiety, OCD, and eating disorders. There are
By Jackie Shapin, LMFT
This is a guest post by Alegra Kastens, a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist who founded the Center for OCD, Anxiety, and Eating Disorders. Is it
By Alegra Kastens, M.A., LMFT
Reviewed by Patrick McGrath, PhD
When people begin therapy for OCD, they often ask, “How can I stop having these horrible thoughts?” It’s only natural; obsessions can be horrifying and
By Stacy Quick, LPC
We live in a time where it seems anything and everything “bad” is the feature of every news story. It can feel as though rarely do we see a heartfelt and
By Stacy Quick, LPC
You probably are very familiar with rituals and compulsions in OCD that are visible, such as handwashing or checking things repeatedly. What is far less
By Stacy Quick, LPC
Living with OCD can be a completely debilitating experience. Even when someone is living in recovery from OCD, the scars left from years, even decades, of
By Stacy Quick, LPC
In recent years the term “imposter syndrome” has become more and more recognizable. First, let's define what this term means: Imposter Syndrome refers to
By Stacy Quick, LPC
This is a guest article from Elise Petronzio, OCD advocate and founder of the ocdopus, an online shop specifically for people with OCD and related
By Elise Petronzio
This is a guest post by Alegra Kastens, a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist who founded the Center for OCD, Anxiety, and Eating Disorders. OCD is a
By Alegra Kastens, M.A., LMFT
I met my father four years before he died. I discovered he had been homeless, working under the table for most of his life, and had been fortunate to have
By Alessandra Rizzotti, LCSW
Most people probably encounter things that trigger disgust nearly every day. Uncomfortable feelings are a part of everyone’s life, and some people may
By Stacy Quick, LPC
Have the symptoms of OCD ever caused you to hold back from doing something you wanted? Have you ever felt the need to set limits on what you’re allowed to
By Stacy Quick, LPC