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Living with OCD

We're creating resources to help people learn about OCD in the many ways it impacts their own lives—not just what it looks like on paper. You can search our resources to determine when your intrusive thoughts may be related to OCD.

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5 Tips for Managing Procrastination When You Have OCD

We've probably all put off an important task at some point, not because of laziness or bad time management, but because of the challenging emotions

By Stacy Quick, LPC

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Unexpected Ways OCD Might Show Up Around New Year’s and How You Can Manage Them

As December comes to an end, many people turn their attention towards reflecting on the past year, considering goals for the year ahead, and making plans

By Stacy Quick, LPC

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New Year’s Resolutions With OCD: What Works—and What Doesn’t

As the current year comes to a close, many people start thinking about what they want from the New Year. For some, this is an exciting time—it’s a new

By Stacy Quick, LPC

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Our Favorite OCD Articles of 2023

The end of the year is a time for reflection and at NOCD, we’re reflecting on our efforts to bring hope to people with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD)

By Hannah Overbeek

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10 Things Everyone With OCD Needs to Know

Whether you’ve recently been diagnosed with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), are looking to learn more about it, or have been managing your symptoms

By Hannah Overbeek

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Common Mental Health Advice that Doesn’t Work for OCD

Have you ever been given advice about your mental health that was unhelpful, or even harmful? Unfortunately, this is an all-too-common experience. Even

By Stacy Quick, LPC

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A Parent’s Guide to Coping With OCD During the Holidays

Many children look forward to the holidays for the break from school, time with family, traditions, treats, and gifts that this time of year often brings.

By Stacy Quick, LPC

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How to Embrace Joy while Managing OCD This Holiday Season

“It’s the most wonderful time of the year," or so the song goes. And while it's true that the holidays can be a time of anticipation and excitement, it's

By Stacy Quick, LPC

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Understanding and Setting Boundaries With OCD

When you’re living with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), it can be challenging to know the difference between setting boundaries and performing

By Stacy Quick, LPC

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Your Holiday OCD Toolkit

As much as many of us may look forward to the holiday season as a time of joy, celebration, and being together with loved ones, when you’re struggling

By Hannah Overbeek

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Why OCD Can Cause Burnout—And What You Can Do About It

Feeling burned out? You’re not the only one. While burnout may not be a clinically diagnosed condition, it’s definitely captured our collective attention

By Stacy Quick, LPC

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What if I Don’t Feel Strong Enough To Battle OCD?

Battling mental illness can be exhausting, both mentally and physically. OCD symptoms can create a fatigue that seems impenetrable at times. Getting out

By Stacy Quick, LPC

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When Compulsions Backfire

This is a guest post by Alegra Kastens, a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist who founded the Center for OCD, Anxiety, and Eating Disorders. People

By Alegra Kastens, M.A., LMFT

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Is Skin Picking A Sign of OCD? What Experts Say

Picking your skin is not a sure-fire sign of a mental health condition. Many people engage in skin picking behavior from time to time, such as when they

By Dr. Keara Valentine

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Why should I sit in discomfort? A therapist’s view

As a therapist, when I first meet someone new for treatment, I start by saying that discomfort and anxiety are just feelings — not unlike any other

By Stacy Quick, LPC

Reviewed by Patrick McGrath, PhD

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What it’s like to be a mom living with OCD

As both a mother and a therapist who treats obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), I have been thinking a lot about all the ways in which my OCD has

By Stacy Quick, LPC

Reviewed by Patrick McGrath, PhD

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Why is OCD worse when I’m traveling or on vacation?

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

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The Components of a Mental Healthcare Revolution: A Q&A with Demetrios Marousis, Director of Behavioral Health, Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield

Rising rates of anxiety, depression, and other mental health conditions indicate a pressing need for improved access and quality of behavioral health

By Grant Stoddard

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How Social Media Can Trigger OCD and 3 Ways To Respond

Social media has exploded in recent years. It's become a space where opinions are shared, trends are born, and relationships are developed. We’re

By Stacy Quick, LPC

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Do I have GAD or OCD? Here’s How You Might Know

Anxiety is worry, nervousness or unease about something that’s on your mind. Everyone worries or feels anxiety at some point in their lives — students on

By Davida Vaughn, M.S., Ed.S., LPC

Reviewed by Patrick McGrath, PhD

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