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.
After more than two years of dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic, a new outbreak is dominating our news cycle: monkeypox. Recently declared both a public
As someone with OCD and a therapist who specializes in the treatment of OCD, my experience has been that those who struggle with OCD often doubt
By Stacy Quick, LPC
Dear NOCD Community, I hope you’re doing well and enjoying your summer! Today, I’m elated to share good news with you: people with Aetna insurance
By Stephen Smith
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
By Stacy Quick, LPC
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.
By Stacy Quick, LPC
When someone meets the criteria for clinical depression, they often experience several of the following symptoms: pervasive sadness, loss of energy,
By Stacy Quick, LPC
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
By Stacy Quick, LPC
Obsessive-compulsive disorder, or OCD, is characterized by frequent and intrusive thoughts, images, or urges known as obsessions that can cause intense
By Peter Davis
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
Reviewed by Dr. Jamie Feusner, MD
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
By Julissa Gonzalez
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
By Ria Fay
Grieving a loss is a deeply personal process that can feel overwhelming at times. If you’re also living with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD),
By Yusra Shah
Reviewed by April Kilduff, MA, LCPC
Executive Summary: A new peer-reviewed study validated by the Journal of Medical Internet Research (JMIR), one of the most respected journals in
By Stephen Smith
Reviewed by Dr. Jamie Feusner, MD
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
By Stephen Smith
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
By Julissa Gonzalez
A gold standard treatment for obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is exposure and response prevention (ERP), a specialized therapy that has consistently
By Peter Davis
Reviewed by Dr. Jamie Feusner, MD
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
By Stacy Quick, LPC
This article uses identity-first language (“autistic person”) over the more common person-first language (“person with autism”), in accordance with the