OCD Awareness Week 2018!
OCD Awareness Week is October 7th - 13th this year! Check out the International OCD Foundation website (iocdf.org) or Mid-Atlantic OCD for details on walks and other activities they are organizing. There is an [...]
OCD Conference 2018! ….post-conference
The Annual OCD Conference, hosted by the International OCD Foundation, was in Washington, D.C. this year. This was the first one I attended. It is a unique conference as anyone can attend: people who have [...]
Intrusive Thoughts
It is rare for someone to have OCD without having Intrusive Thoughts as part of their symptom picture. Unfortunately, many questionnaires therapists use to gauge OCD only focus on obsessions and compulsions. Intrusive Thoughts are [...]
Activities, Breaks, Care for self: ABC’s!
There are numerous easy steps we can do that can help reduce Anxiety/OCD, reduce depression, and brighten our outlook. Activities are a great way to burn off anxious energy and "Push Start" a good mood. [...]
OCD Conference 2018!
Anyone/everyone can attend: people who have OCD, family members, providers! This conference is hosted by the International OCD Foundation. Each year the location changes throughout the country, and this year it is in Washington, D.C. [...]
OCD: EWRP Most Simplified
“Blah, blah, blah, do the thing you are afraid of. Blah, blah, blah, the more you do it, the less afraid you will be.” I wish I could recall where I first read that [...]