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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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This year, you can regain control from OCD

With the end of the year often comes a reevaluation of life, the choices we make, the paths we pursue, and all things related to our health and

By Stacy Quick, LPC

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How do OCD and other mental health conditions impact your sleep?

Were you one of the kids who hated nap time or begged to have a later bedtime? Are you an adult who now regrets all those missed sleep opportunities?

By Jennifer Dalimonte, LCSW

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The Physical Impacts of OCD

This is a guest post by Alegra Kastens, M.A., LMFT, founder of The Center for OCD, Anxiety, and Eating Disorders. Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)

By Alegra Kastens, M.A., LMFT

Reviewed by Patrick McGrath, PhD

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There will always be one more “what if” with OCD

If you have OCD, you’ll know that it can feel like a game of whack-a-mole. One theme pops up after another, and intrusive thoughts will always return

By Stacy Quick, LPC

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How to support loved ones with OCD right now

Have you ever wondered how you could support a loved one who has OCD? As the new year begins, it’s a good time to reflect on the life you want to live.

By Stacy Quick, LPC

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Talking to your loved ones who don’t understand mental health

What did mental health mean to you growing up? Was it spoken about? Did you know anyone who was in therapy? These questions will undoubtedly have various

By Stacy Quick, LPC

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Why using logic to tackle OCD won’t work

OCD is known as the “doubting disorder”—it doesn’t answer to logic. I believe that one of the reasons it causes so much suffering is that people with OCD

By Stacy Quick, LPC

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Feeling like a monster when you have OCD

We may not hear it much, but it’s important to say that feelings, just like thoughts, can be misleading. Just because you feel something, doesn’t make it

By Stacy Quick, LPC

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5 things you should know about OCD (from a therapist with OCD)

Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is widely recognized by the public, but it is also highly misunderstood. People believe they know what OCD means, but

By Stacy Quick, LPC

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Strange thoughts? No thought is off limits for OCD

Over the years of working as a therapist who specializes in treating OCD, I have worked with so many people who experience intrusive thoughts. The one

By Stacy Quick, LPC

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The unseen difficulties of living with OCD

With a debilitating condition like OCD, sometimes it can feel like you’re always in survival mode. In my experience as both someone with OCD and as a

By Stacy Quick, LPC

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Why We Partnered With Vita Health: Our Commitment to The OCD Community During Suicide Prevention Month in 2022

Trigger warning: The following article talks about suicide. If you are in crisis or are worried about a loved one who may need crisis support, help is

By Stephen Smith

Reviewed by Dr. Jamie Feusner, MD

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The NOCD Way: Offering An Elite Treatment Experience Starts With Over-Investing In Our Therapists

At NOCD, we take pride in the clinical experience we offer our members. On average, people with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) who enroll in NOCD

By Stephen Smith

Reviewed by Dr. Jamie Feusner, MD

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OCD tries to separate you from your values. Here’s what you can do.

Media outlets often seem to tell us what we should want from life: trendy pieces of clothing, a specific type of car, an expensive vacation, a certain

By Jennifer Dalimonte, LCSW

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The role of shame in OCD, and how to let go of it

This is a guest post by Dr. Vicki Rackner, from the organization Free Me From OCD and the OCD Secrets Campaign. Do you remember the movie Wayne’s World?

By Vicki Rackner, MD

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Is anxiety about monkeypox making OCD worse? Here’s how to manage it

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

By Patrick McGrath, PhD

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When to push and when not to push your kid’s OCD?

Do you find yourself asking, where do I draw the line with removing accommodations from my child’s OCD? Of course you do. It goes against every natural

By Danielle Cohen, LMFT

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Raising multiple kids with OCD

Have 2 or more children with OCD? This is not unheard of, as we know that OCD is at least partly genetic. It can be difficult raising multiple children

By Danielle Cohen, LMFT

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NOCD Therapy is now covered by Aetna insurance nationally

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

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What my life is like after managing OCD: Danielle’s Story

I have always had obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). I remember my first intrusive thought at the age of 8. It started with religious scrupulosity,

By Danielle Carter

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