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.
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
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
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
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
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
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 John Gower
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
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
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
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
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
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
Perhaps one of the least talked about topics surrounding Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is “unacceptable” or taboo thoughts. OCD involves repetitive,
By Stacy Quick, LPC
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
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
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
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
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
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
OCD can strike at any time in a person’s life—many people can distinctly remember experiencing OCD symptoms as early as age 4 or 5. While the condition is
By Peter Davis