Behavior change, Empirically supported treatments, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, OCD series: adults
Somatosensory OCD is a specific type of OCD, also referred as hyperawareness OCD or sensorimotor OCD. This type of OCD includes intrusive obsessions about “involuntarily bodily sensations.” For instance, if you were struggling with this sensory motor OCD you...
Anxiety, Behavior change, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, OCD series: adults
What is gay O.C.D.? One type of Obsessive compulsive disorder that have been very minimally researched is gay OCD that involves obsessions and compulsions around sexual orientation. Sexual orientation fears may involve fear been sexually attracted to individuals of...
Behavior change, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Interpersonal problems, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, OCD series: adults
Many people experience doubts about their intimate relationships. They ask themselves, “is this the person for me?,” “Does this person truly love me?, “Is my partner being loyal?” “Is my partner cheating on me?” Clinicians make it clear that...
Anxiety, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Empirically supported treatments, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, OCD series: adults
Most of the time the media has portrayed certain types of OCD such as cleaners, repeaters, checkers, and others through different sources including movies (e.g. As good as it gets, The Aviator, etc.), and TV shows (e.g. Monk). However, those presentations can...
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Anxiety, Behavior change, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Empirically supported treatments, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, OCD series: adults
In the past some academicians and clinicians discussed the difference among “health anxiety, somatic obsessions, or hypochondriasis” while others have looked at their commonalities (e.g. Taylor & Asmundson, 2004). Clinically speaking, all these terms...
Anxiety, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, OCD series: adults
Aggressive obsessions are a type of Obsessive Compulsive disorder (OCD), and sometimes clinicians refer to it as Harm OCD. They are extremely distressing by nature, feel very uncomfortable, involve people you love the most (romantic partners, relatives, newborn...
