Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, Exposure, OCD series: adults
If you have been reading our blogs, you are likely familiar with the term OCD, which stands for Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. This is the clinical name for a pairing of obsessions or intrusive thoughts, feelings, and images that are managed by compulsive behaviors....
Behavior change, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
Fidget toys can be immensely helpful for those struggling with dermatillomania, or compulsive skin picking. These can introduce an alternative to picking skin, while remaining tactile. The toys range from a different textured item, like slime, to something subtle,...
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
You love your significant other and your pets so much that your feel your life would be over if you lost them. Imagine trying to prevent this with every waking moment of your life. Your life wasn’t always like this. One day you had the thought: “What if my...
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, Parent series: OCD
Teens work as hard as they can in school. Getting into college is hard and getting straight A’s is unfortunately almost expected for applicants. This immense pressure that your teen is under can make him extremely focused on doing everything perfectly, paying...
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
We are so excited to see John Green’s newest book, Turtles All the Way Down! Drawn from Green’s personal OCD experience, he is able to build a wonderful main character who suffers from OCD. Curious about the book but not sure whether you’ll like it?...
Exposure, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, Parent series: OCD
If you’ve read our blogs before, you’re probably familiar with the term OCD, or Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. Today we’re talking about a specific subset of OCD in a specific age range – Child and adolescent contamination OCD. There are many different types of OCD,...
