Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) | Anxiety and Depression Association of America, ADAA

Living with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) (in partnership with IOCDF)

ADAA member Elizabeth McIngvale, PhD, LCSW talks about her personal experience with living with OCD. When you are in the middle of a battle or a big trigger, it can seem hopeless but your OCD does not define you and OCD treatment makes that possible for all of us.

Presented in partnership with the International OCD Foundation (IOCDF).

OCD v OCPD (in partnership with IOCDF)

Learn the differences between Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) verse Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Disorder (OCPD) from Eric Storch, PhD.

Presented in partnership with the International OCD Foundation (IOCDF).

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What OCD Is and Is Not (in partnership with IOCDF)

Jonathan S. Abramowitz, PhD, ABPP explains what obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is and what it is not. He goes over mental health stigma and how OCD can take over your life.

Presented in partnership with the International OCD Foundation (IOCDF).

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Whose Brain Is this Anyway?

by Ashley Fisher

May 20, 2021

Ashley's story..."My life experience with anxiety and OCD has gifted me with so much empathy for other people. I know that many people walk around with invisible wounds and demons. The people who we think have it all together fight their own battles behind closed doors..."

A Journey of Faith, Hope and Love

by Maura Crowley

May 14, 2021

I felt ashamed and alone. The anxiety was like a dark shadow that followed me everywhere. I isolated myself from everyone.

The Many Masks of OCD

Eda Gorbis, PhD, LMFT

Sunday, March 7, 2021 - 11:51

ADAA Member Eda Gorbis, PhD, LMFT shares information about the various forms of OCD and the best treatment options.

Why I Wrote a Solo Musical to Keep My OCD in Check

by Jordan Friend

February 22, 2021

Many of us involved in the arts maintain a complicated tango with our mental health. For someone like me, a theatre director, actor and songwriter with lifelong OCD and anxiety, an overactive imagination has been a source of both severe difficulties and some of my most creative work. The same impulse that makes me need to touch everything three times is the one that, when I’m staging a show, makes me meticulous about finding the perfect image.

Exposure and Response Prevention for “What If” Thinking in Disorders Other Than OCD

David Raush, PhD

Saturday, February 6, 2021 - 19:34

"What if” thinking is not unique to Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD). It is a feature to a greater or lesser extent in several other conditions. Using what we know about Exposure and Response Prevention (E/RP) for OCD might improve treatment for these other conditions.[i]

You Can Talk With Me About Mental Illness

by Rebecca Rose

December 10, 2020

At 31 years old, when my therapist told me that I had OCD, I thought, Ah, I get it now. This is what it feels like to have a breakthrough in therapy.

Exposures: What to Do if Your Clients are Doing Exposures as a Compulsion

Patricia E. Zurita Ona, PsyD

Thursday, October 22, 2020 - 16:26

Anya, a 26-year-old, was in charge of organizing the schedule for the annual camping trip with her college classmates. She was excited and ready to make phone calls and gather prices for transportation, camping sites, etc.

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