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.
It can be hard, but you can sit with the anxiety that comes with unwanted thoughts, rather than responding in a way that makes them worse.
By Stacy Quick, LPC
Exposures alone do nothing to treat OCD. It’s the second part of ERP—response prevention—that allows people to manage OCD long-term.
By Stacy Quick, LPC
Being consistent in your responses will create new habits, new ways of thinking, that allow you to live without OCD leading your life.
By Stacy Quick, LPC
OCD is one of the most widely misunderstood conditions. So how can you tell if your therapist actually specializes in OCD? Here are 5 ways to find out.
OCD impacts more than just the lives of the people who suffer from it—it can have a major effect on the lives of those around them, as well. If your
By Stacy Quick, LPC
Treatment is unpredictable and can look scary from the outside - especially when you have OCD, which demands certainty. Here's how I was able to open up.
By Stacy Quick, LPC
Countless times, people have come into treatment with me who were misdiagnosed in the past or previously told that they did not show the "classic" signs
By Stacy Quick, LPC
For many people with OCD, not getting treatment can be far more expensive than the cost of treatment itself. Here's why.
By Stacy Quick, LPC
A question many people who are experiencing symptoms of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) have is, “why does my OCD keep switching themes?” This is
By Stacy Quick, LPC
Although there may often be similarities between Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD) and OCD, there are also some key differences.
By Stacy Quick, LPC
Among the OCD population, up to 25% meet criteria for PTSD as well. But fortunately, OCD and PTSD can be treated effectively, and at the same time.
If you live with OCD, you’ve probably read that it’s chronic. While that is true, there is hope: When treated, it is possible to live with OCD and thrive.
By Stacy Quick, LPC
One of OCD’s many mysteries is its ability for symptoms to morph, become less intense at times, or seemingly come and go - only to return later.
By Stacy Quick, LPC
Reviewed by Patrick McGrath, PhD
I’ve observed that nervousness around starting ERP is often rooted in a significant misunderstanding about what the treatment entails.
By Stephen Smith
Recent research has demonstrated that ERP is effective for all subtypes. The answer is rooted in our treatment outcomes data for thousands of members.
Unmanaged shame leads to secrecy and lies that can keep you from being free from OCD. So, let’s deconstruct shame.
By Vicki Rackner, MD
For me, recovery from OCD is a challenge every day that I take on to not allow mental illness to control my life.
By Stacy Quick, LPC
Distraction is a form of running away from an intrusive thought, feeling, urge or image and can easily become a compulsion for people with OCD.
By Stacy Quick, LPC
For students with OCD, school can be a struggle. They may appear to be distracted or disinterested, when really, they are distressed.
By Stacy Quick, LPC
On NOCD Therapy’s third birthday, here’s a summary of what we’ve seen and learned, and how we're transforming the virtual behavioral health industry.
By Stephen Smith