The key to OCD recovery
I work every day with OCD sufferers from around the world. For the most part, these people are on the severe end of the OCD severity index. Unfortunately, too many…
When thoughts get stuck
There are a lot of different ways to describe OCD. I used to tell people, without divulging the extent to which my problem truly affected me, that my brain wouldn't…
Responding to OCD: Eh, whatever.
OCD sufferers tend to concentrate on the intrusive thoughts (obsessions) that pop up into their heads. They think those thoughts/images are the problem. Obsessions can be awful but they aren't…
No compulsions must be the end goal
Compulsions are the fuel that keeps the OCD car running. To stop the car's engine, you must starve it of fuel. Why do OCD sufferers do compulsions? Obsessions cause distress.…
What is Cheating OCD?
Cheating OCD is an Obsessive Compulsive Disorder theme where the sufferer experiences intrusive thoughts that they have cheated on a partner. It is a type of False Memory OCD, where…
nOCD: The app for OCD sufferers
Can OCD sufferers be helped by an app on a smartphone? Apparently they can! Treat My OCD has developed just such an app and it's got the OCD world abuzz.…
OCD Sufferers: Google is not your friend
Where would we be these days without the World Wide Web? And where would we be without the most popular way to search for and find information on the Web,…
When you get OCD about OCD
It sounds strange, doesn't it? Getting OCD about OCD? Weird. Yet it happens to many sufferers of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. They instinctively know they have OCD, they've formed their own…
Sufferers crave reassurance; Why you shouldn’t give it
When a person has OCD, asking for reassurance is a compulsion. It is a compulsion, as sure as checking, tapping, washing, cleaning or ruminating. And sufferers who seek reassurance will…
The OCD Forum is now open
I'm pleased to announce that the OCD Forum is now open. It is my hope that the forum will come to be a place where sufferers will help sufferers on…