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10.04.2023
The Role of Magical Thinking in OCD
Have you ever knocked on wood to ward off bad luck? If so, you’ve experienced magical thinking.
Blog post
09.26.2023
How Sensory Processing Impacts OCD
When an individual grapples with Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD), their brain perceives otherwise neutral situations, objects, or individuals as potential threats.
Blog post
09.19.2023
How Do I Love Myself When I’m at War with My Mind?
My question to my fellow therapists who treat women with OCD is this: “How can we teach women to whole heartedly love themselves, when a mind that creates negative, intrusive, and terrifying thoughts is such a large part of us?”
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09.06.2023
The Role of Family Accommodations in Childhood OCD
Parents of children with OCD are often not aware of how they can contribute to their child's behavior, or more specifically, how they unintentionally support the OCD through accommodating behaviors. This blog post explores the role of family accommodations in childhood OCD and provide strategies to help parents better support their child.
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07.26.2023
Harm OCD vs. Being Dangerous
Harm inducing types of thoughts, images and urges are typically referred to as Harm OCD and they can cause significant distress and anxiety in sufferers.
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07.06.2023
Tips to Combat the "What If's" of OCD During Pregnancy and After Birth
Is my OCD going to get worse during pregnancy or after giving birth? The worry that OCD symptoms may be exacerbated during reproductive events is common among individuals trying to become pregnant, currently pregnant, or after delivering a baby, and it’s a question that I often get asked in my practice.
Blog post
06.30.2023
New ADAA Member Books! Summer 2023
Check out our ADAA members' new books that offer help for the public and support for professionals.
Blog post
05.16.2023
How to Build Shame Resilience
Shame is “just” a feeling, but it can become very big and very painful. If it feels very big, it doesn’t mean there is something even worse about you, but rather that there are layers to it. We can make it smaller and more manageable by talking about it and listening to it. When you understand it and the feeling is smaller, it will be easier for you to work with it.
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05.02.2023
Hormones, Mental Health and the Mind/Body Connection
The idea that mental illness and psychiatric disorders are afflictions that only affect the brain is now regarded as incorrect. We know that the brain controls the body and when the brain doesn’t function properly, the body suffers the consequences, and vice-versa.
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05.02.2023
Understanding Postpartum OCD and the Mother/Baby Attachment
It’s common for a new mother to experience thoughts or worries about her newborn child. I remember the worrying thoughts I had shortly after my son was born when I left for an ADAA conference for a few days.
Blog post
04.24.2023
Teletherapy for Youth Anxiety Disorders: Factors to Consider
Now that telehealth and in-person services are available, what are important factors for clinicians, youth, and families to consider?
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03.27.2023
Digital Mental Health Interventions for Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
We’ve all wished at times that we could have a therapist in our pockets. Digital mental health interventions are bringing us closer to making this a reality.
