Obsessive compulsive disorder - OCD treatment and therapy from NOCD

Treatment

Make no mistake: OCD is highly treatable. The key to getting your symptoms under control—so that OCD no longer rules your daily life—is understanding your treatment options and what's scientifically proven to work.

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Confessing Intrusive Thoughts Can Actually be a Compulsion

When I was a little girl struggling with OCD, my main compulsion centered around confessing my inner thoughts. I distinctly remember not wanting to tell

By Stacy Quick, LPC

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Values Over Fear in OCD

It’s fair to say that everyone has their own set of personal values: the things that we consider important and that matter to our well-being and

By Stacy Quick, LPC

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How ERP Can Treat All OCD Themes

If you have OCD, hang out in OCD communities online, or read articles about OCD, it will not take you long to see that there are many themes or

By Stacy Quick, LPC

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What OCD Cost Me

When you have OCD, it can take a lot away from you: obsessions can steal our peace, and compulsions can steal our time, for example. But there are also

By Stacy Quick, LPC

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Autism and OCD: My Journey from Self-Hating Perfectionist to Autistic OCD Advocate

This article uses identity-first language (“autistic person”) over the more common person-first language (“person with autism”), in accordance with the

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NOCD now offers more therapy sessions per week

We all know that OCD and related disorders are no laughing matter - these conditions are considered some of the most debilitating with which to be

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People-Pleasing Patterns in OCD

Everyone has characteristic thought patterns, feelings, habits, and behaviors that are consistent over time. Individuals may even have certain ones that

By Stacy Quick, LPC

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Dealing with Doubt

One of the hallmark symptoms of OCD is doubt: calling into question something’s certainty, and believing something is unlikely or questionable. Often

By Stacy Quick, LPC

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Why Virtual Therapy Can Be As Effective As, Or Even More Effective Than, In-person Treatment For OCD

About two years ago, before COVID, there was some doubt about the clinical efficacy of virtual therapy services. While there were studies that showed that

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Can A Therapist That Doesn’t Share My Faith Treat Me Effectively?

When a member is dealing with OCD themes related to scrupulosity or religion, one question I often get asked is, “How can my therapist treat my OCD if

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Creative Interventions While Doing ERP

Creativity can provide people with a sense of empowerment. It can allow people to explore and feel things on a deep level. It allows for difficult

By Barbara Zelop, LPC, ATR-BC

Reviewed by Stacy Quick, LPC

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What To Do When Your Child Has OCD

As a parent or caregiver, your child’s well-being can be the most important thing in the world. You want to take away anything that hurts them. You want

By Stacy Quick, LPC

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Suffering In Silence Made My OCD Symptoms Worse

One thing has been clear throughout history: mental illness has been misunderstood. OCD is no exception. People tend to be afraid of what they do not

By Stacy Quick, LPC

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My Journey from Hopelessness to Empowerment

Now that I know more about OCD, I can trace the start of my struggle back to when I was around 10. I remember one time when my sister was eating an ice

By Kyle Lucas

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The Rumination Trap: How you can learn to stop ruminating

One of the questions I get asked most by people starting obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) treatment is “How do I stop ruminating?” The answer seems

By Stacy Quick, LPC

Reviewed by Patrick McGrath, PhD

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What is Emotional Contamination OCD and How Do You Treat It?

Emotional contamination in OCD can be difficult to recognize. It involves a fear that certain people, places, or objects are contaminated, which leads the

By Stacy Quick, LPC

Reviewed by Patrick McGrath, PhD

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Can Giving OCD a Name Help You Manage It?

Have you ever heard about the concept of giving your OCD a name? It may help you manage OCD: when you name your OCD symptoms, you are externalizing them.

By Stacy Quick, LPC

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Taking the Power Away from Intrusive Thoughts

Some people talk about being bullied as a child. It’s not uncommon to hear about the kid at school who was feared the most by the other kids. The kid who

By Stacy Quick, LPC

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Am I Going to Have OCD Forever?

I remember the situation like it was yesterday. After finally realizing my mental turmoil had a name, obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), I desperately

By Stephen Smith

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Here’s Why Therapy May Seem Scary When You Have OCD

I was 9 years old and remember the excitement that filled the air as I got ready for a day of ice skating. I loved ice skating. As a surprise, my parents

By Stacy Quick, LPC

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