Many of us are aware of the symptoms of OCD, but do we really know the cause behind the symptoms? What is happening in our brains and why is behavior therapy so effective. The following article gives a great overview of how we came to know about OCD and how behavior...
Mental health problems are rampant and this month the EBBTC is supporting the movement to advocate for mental health and spread awareness of mental illness and suicide among men. Mental health issues that go unresolved and untreated carry a higher risk of suicide,...
Do you have an emotional switch or emotional dial? Do you often feel like you’re drowning in emotion? Or that you can’t control your emotional reactions to situations or people? Do you have difficulty naming what you feel? Are your reactions and feelings getting in...
We recently spoke with Jeff Bell, news anchor and author of two relateable and informative resources for obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD): When in Doubt, Make Belief and Rewind, Replay, Repeat: A Memoir of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder. We often recommend Jeff’s...
What is Trichotillomania? Trichotillomania is a disorder where people engage in repetitive hair pulling. People may pull hair from any number of body areas including the head (most common), eyebrows, arms, etc. Perhaps you recognize this pattern: stroking or playing...
Dear readers, Take a read of this story by an outspoken public figure and beauty queen who chose to be open with her mental illness. She talks about the support and love she received at her truthfulness, and also the judgment and discrimination. How else can we...
