OCD Myths: What Most People — and Many Doctors — Get Wrong
The myths around OCD delay diagnosis, misdirect treatment, and cause people to suffer unnecessarily — often for years — with a condition that is highly treatable. If you've been told you have anxiety or depression and something about that hasn't quite fit, a more targeted evaluation may be worth pursuing.
What Is Health Anxiety? Understanding Illness Anxiety Disorder and Somatic Symptom Disorder
Health anxiety is a general term for excessive worry about your health. When severe, it may be diagnosed as illness anxiety disorder (fear of serious illness with little or no symptoms) or somatic symptom disorder (real physical symptoms with excessive worry about them).
Postpartum OCD vs Postpartum Anxiety: What New Parents Need to Know
Postpartum OCD and postpartum anxiety are common conditions in new mothers that can look similar but have key differences. Postpartum OCD involves intrusive thoughts and compulsions, while postpartum anxiety presents as more generalized worry. Both are highly treatable with the right support.
Perfectionism or Panic? How OCD and OCPD Are Different
Although OCD and OCPD may look similar on the surface, the treatment plans differ significantly. Someone with OCD may need medication and exposure-based therapy, while someone with OCPD may benefit more from long-term therapy focused on identity, behavior patterns, and meaningful change.
BFRBs Behind the Behavior: Hair Pulling and Skin Picking Explained
Body-Focused Repetitive Behaviors, or BFRBs, are mental health conditions where a person repeatedly engages in behaviors that cause damage to their body. The two most well-known types are trichotillomania (hair pulling disorder) and excoriation disorder (skin picking disorder).
Understanding the Different Subtypes of OCD
When most people think of OCD, they picture excessive handwashing, checking locks repeatedly, or organizing items until they feel “just right.” While these can be part of OCD, they are only a small slice of a much broader and more complex condition.
The OCD Trap - When Helping Becomes Enabling
Enabling can reinforce the OCD cycle and can make compulsions even stronger over time.
R-OCD, R U Right for Me?
R U sabotaging your relationship? Learn about relationship OCD (R-OCD), a subtype of OCD in which individuals experience intrusive, distressing thoughts about their relationship, leading to compulsive behaviors aimed at seeking certainty.