Treatment
Make no mistake: OCD is highly treatable. The key to getting your symptoms under control—so that OCD no longer rules your daily life—is understanding your treatment options and what's scientifically proven to work.
As we approach the summer, many people with OCD may be planning to travel. Vacation can be a time of great anticipation and joy for many people, a time to
By Stacy Quick, LPC
Living with untreated OCD can be brutal. You wake up in the morning, begin obsessing immediately, and then go to sleep twelve hours later hoping your next
By Stephen Smith
Reviewed by Patrick McGrath, PhD
You may have heard about selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs), a class of medications most often used to treat depression as well as a few
In an era of advancing medical science, it's imperative to recognize that peoples’ well-being is intricately woven from an array of different threads. A
By Grant Stoddard
Recovery from OCD is possible. I know this can be hard to imagine when you’re in the midst of experiencing OCD, but it can get better—and even become very
By Stacy Quick, LPC
The way mental health care is conceptualized and delivered is constantly changing. While most indicators suggest that outcomes are improving, progress has
By Grant Stoddard
This is a guest post by Jackie Shapin, a licensed therapist in the areas of life transitions, anxiety, and OCD, at Jackie Shapin Therapy. Response
By Jackie Shapin, LMFT
While it may seem like there are specialists for everything these days, this should not deter from the fact that treatment focused on your care and
By Hannah Overbeek
OCD symptoms are hard enough on fully developed adults—but what about teens who begin to exhibit signs and symptoms of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD)
Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is often thought of as a disorder that causes a hyper-focus on cleanliness or counting or organizing. While these are
By Stacy Quick, LPC
Exposure and response prevention, or ERP, is the most commonly recommended, evidence-based form of therapy for obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). The
Reviewed by April Kilduff, MA, LCPC
Researchers estimate that in the US alone, 8.5 million people are living with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD), and only a small fraction of this
By Grant Stoddard
In the 1970s, exposure and response prevention therapy (ERP) was specifically created to help millions with Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) manage
By Grant Stoddard
Something led you to seek out information on OCD. Maybe you have a loved one who suffers, or maybe you just wanted to learn more about your own mental
By Stacy Quick, LPC
If you’ve read about OCD online or heard about other people’s experiences, you may have seen a lot of discussion about themes, or subtypes, that people
By Stacy Quick, LPC
We just released two new features on the NOCD platform to enhance the NOCD Therapy experience: Fear and Response List and Homework. As a leader in
By Tina Taratutin-Chung
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) isn’t just about organizing, cleaning, and washing your hands—it can infiltrate every area of your life. It will
By Stacy Quick, LPC
When people begin working with me to recover from OCD, it is common for them to discuss how they shared their deepest, most vulnerable fears with past
By Stacy Quick, LPC
Reviewed by Nicholas Farrell, Ph.D
People often feel that anxiety is inherently “bad”—especially people with OCD. Really, anxiety is just an emotion like any other. Sometimes, it helps us
By Stacy Quick, LPC
When you hear or read about exposure and response prevention (ERP) therapy, what stands out is probably exposures: exercises designed to gradually expose
By Stacy Quick, LPC