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.
Ten years ago, Megan Ocando thought she knew OCD. She was in graduate school, earning her master's degree in mental health and training to be a therapist.
By David Berreby
Reviewed by April Kilduff, MA, LCPC
Tracie Zinman-Ibrahim, LMFT, CST, wasn’t the first in her family to become a therapist—and she wasn’t the first to struggle with obsessive-compulsive
By Jessica Migala
Reviewed by April Kilduff, MA, LCPC
NOCD was built by people who deeply understand the struggles and needs of people with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). Some of us had lived experience
By Peter Davis
Having obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) can feel isolating. It might seem like you’re the only one going through what you’re going through. Social
By Elle Warren
Reviewed by April Kilduff, MA, LCPC
When Howie Mandel revealed he has OCD, he thought it was the end of the world. It happened many years ago in a New York radio studio. The
By Peter Davis
Reviewed by Patrick McGrath, PhD
As someone who grew up with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), I often reflect back on what my childhood was like and all of the ways in which OCD
By Stacy Quick, LPC
Have you ever been with a group of people and heard someone exclaim, “I’m so OCD about that”? Or heard people sharing their organizational preferences
By Stacy Quick, LPC
Accurate representations of your experience can be life-changing. That’s especially true for those experiences that are commonly misunderstood or
By Elle Warren
OCD can make you feel like something terrible is always around the corner. So, that frustration you feel? Perfectly normal.
By Dr. Keara Valentine
Reviewed by Patrick McGrath, PhD
Have you ever wondered if your child’s behaviors were typical fears and stresses for their age? Or noticed that they seemed more anxious than other
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 is a
By Jackie Shapin, LMFT
Reviewed by Nicholas Farrell, Ph.D
It can be stressful to watch your partner suffer from a mental health condition, especially when that condition is as frequently misunderstood as
By Stacy Quick, LPC
We're incredibly proud of the therapists in the NOCD network. While all of them are trained in delivering evidence-based treatment for
By Tracie Ibrahim
It’s common for people with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) to wonder if its symptoms might change over the course of their lives. While everyone’s
By Stacy Quick, LPC
As a clinician, I can tell you that everyone experiences obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) differently. But there are two key characteristics of this
By Dr. Keara Valentine
Reviewed by Patrick McGrath, PhD
While obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is often misrepresented as a preoccupation with being clean and organized, the truth is that this serious, often
By Stacy Quick, LPC
Frustration, sadness, and despair. Feeling like you’re trapped in a cycle. Everyday tasks seeming like insurmountable obstacles. While anyone who’s
By Stacy Quick, LPC
I think that for most people who suffer from obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) or any mental health condition, there comes a breaking point. Eventually,
By Stacy Quick, LPC
Obsessive-compulsive Disorder (OCD) can make it hard to distinguish between a true threat and an exaggerated one. The anxiety and unrelenting doubt of OCD
By Stacy Quick, LPC
We've probably all put off an important task at some point, not because of laziness or bad time management, but because of the challenging emotions
By Stacy Quick, LPC