Treatment

This is a guest post by Alegra Kastens, M.A., LMFT, founder of The Center for OCD, Anxiety, and Eating Disorders. Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP),

If you are going through OCD treatment right now using exposure and response prevention (ERP) therapy, then you are likely familiar with the term

Often when people—even professionals—are discussing treatment for OCD and the topic of exposure and response prevention (ERP) therapy comes up, someone

If you have visited OCD forums on the internet or listened to podcasts about OCD, you have likely heard the term “intrusive thoughts” time and time again.

When someone meets the criteria for clinical depression, they often experience several of the following symptoms: pervasive sadness, loss of energy,

Imagine you’re a college student who has to turn in your mid-term paper, but you recently started feeling under the weather. Your illness causes you to

Obsessive-compulsive disorder, or OCD, is characterized by frequent and intrusive thoughts, images, or urges known as obsessions that can cause intense

I often get asked by new members, “Will I have to go on medication?” My answer is always the same: “That will be a choice that you will ultimately make

Results were just released from the largest study of OCD treatment ever recorded. Validated by the Journal of Medical Internet Research (JMIR), one of the

I started experiencing OCD symptoms very early, around the age of 5. One of my earliest OCD memories is being convinced every day that I was going to

There are no words that can fully convey the depth of grief and loss. Each experience is unique and personal to the person experiencing it. It doesn’t

Executive Summary: A new peer-reviewed study validated by the Journal of Medical Internet Research (JMIR), one of the most respected journals in

One of the hardest parts about living with OCD is having to manage it at work. Imagine showing up to your office in the morning, dressed nicely, and

Even when you’re struggling with a debilitating condition like OCD, it’s common to feel unsure about getting therapy. You may ask yourself, Will therapy

Whether you’ve just started to look into OCD treatment or have been considering it for a long time, it’s likely you’ve come across some myths and

A gold standard treatment for obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is exposure and response prevention (ERP), a specialized therapy that has consistently

I had the joy of meeting with Elise Petronzio—a well-known OCD warrior and a trusted mental health advocate in the OCD community. She is the founder of

This article uses identity-first language (“autistic person”) over the more common person-first language (“person with autism”), in accordance with the

This is my follow-up to the article, “Dear Loved Ones: A Letter of Things We Wish You Knew (When We Were in The Trenches of OCD).” Dear loved ones, I want

Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is a mental health condition characterized by excessive, repetitive thoughts and behaviors that can impact a person's