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Does medication help OCD? Yes -medication helps OCD. SSRIs are the most established option, often at higher doses than for depression, and work best combined with ERP therapy -the ...
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There's a particular kind of vertigo that comes from doubting something you never used to question. You wake up next to the partner you love, and instead of feeling anchored, a ...
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Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) affects millions of people worldwide, yet myths about OCD often cloud understanding of how the disorder actually works. OCD is characterized by ...
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There’s a kind of fear that hides in the ordinary. A doorknob. A grocery cart. The memory of a word. Contamination OCD is not about being tidy-it’s about terror masquerading as ...
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There’s a particular pain that comes not from sin itself, but from the fear of it. A weariness that settles into the bones, not from wrongdoing, but from the constant mental ...
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There’s a kind of love that doesn’t bloom gently-it twists in your chest, tight and unrelenting. It’s not love’s absence that hurts, but the constant question of whether it’s real ...
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Some fears arrive like thunderstorms-loud, visible, and unmistakable. Others creep in quietly, like fog-unwelcome, disorienting, and hard to explain. Harm OCD often belongs to the ...
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Have you ever had a thought that pops into your head uninvited and unwelcome? These experiences can show up as disturbing images, unsettling phrases, or even visceral sensations ...
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Do you often think or feel something’s off? Not dangerous, not dirty-just... wrong. The book isn’t crooked, but it isn’t straight enough. The sentence you wrote is perfectly ...
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There is a particular kind of fear that doesn’t just scare you-it makes you question who you are. It shows up out of nowhere: an unwanted image, a flash of a thought about a ...
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Many of the individuals I work with (myself included) are plagued by an obsessive brain. What is OCD? Obsessive Compulsive Disorder brains are repetitive and stuck, living in a ...
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Many clients ask me, “What exactly is ERP?” Exposure and Response Prevention Treatment, or ERP, may sound formal or technical, but at its core, it is a powerful behavioral ...
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I began working with individuals who have OCD about 10 to 12 years ago. My journey into understanding OCD started in graduate school, where I was introduced to the basics of the ...
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