Program has OCD sufferers kick tires, jump in Dumpsters, touch toilet seats. Feb. 15, 2010 — -- Away from home for a conference, Faye Lange takes a minute before heading out for what she calls ...

The gold standard therapy for OCD is exposure and response prevention (ERP) – a treatment designed to reduce avoidance and rituals as a means of coping with distressing triggers. This involves going ...

I've worked at multiple levels of care, and I've seen OCD & anxiety at their gnarliest. OCD is not just about germs and organization. It can include debilitating mental compulsions, taboo themes, ...

Since he was 14 years old, Jorun Christianson's life has been heavily impacted by severe obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). His experience with OCD goes beyond the common misconceptions and ...

With mental health conversations becoming more open, many people are beginning to question their own thought patterns. One concern that comes up repeatedly is this: Am I just overthinking, or could ...

Some quirks can be chalked up to preference, but others can signal OCD. June 14, 2013— -- intro: Hooked on hand sanitizer? Closet organized to a T? Quirks like this can usually be chalked up to ...

People with sexual OCD may experience distressing or disturbing intrusive sexual thoughts that cause stress in day-to-day life. Therapy and other treatments can help manage symptoms. When someone has ...

Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is a mental health condition, and psychosis is a more general term that describes a range of experiences. They may both share similar symptoms, such as intrusive ...

Just a few years ago, marathons represented everything that triggered Raymond Braun’s Obsessive Compulsive Disorder: big crowds, rows of germy porta potties, and unquantifiable amounts of sweat. “I ...