10 Tips for Talking to Your Psychiatric Provider About OCD
Preparing for an OCD psychiatric evaluation? Learn what to share about family history, past treatment, medications, intrusive thoughts, and compulsions.
Why Do I Keep Googling My OCD Fears? When Research Becomes a Compulsion
Learn why repeated Googling and researching can become an OCD compulsion and how the search for certainty keeps the OCD cycle going.
Did I Commit the Unpardonable Sin? Understanding Scrupulosity OCD
Fear that you committed the unpardonable sin can become an OCD obsession. Learn how scrupulosity drives religious doubt, checking, and reassurance seeking.
Responsibility OCD: When You Feel Responsible for Preventing Something Bad
Responsibility OCD can create an overwhelming fear of causing or failing to prevent harm. Learn the symptoms, compulsions, and treatment options.
Meta OCD: When You Become Obsessed With Whether You Have OCD
Meta OCD can make you obsess about whether you really have OCD. Learn the symptoms, compulsions, examples, and how specialized treatment can help.
Ego-Syntonic vs. Ego-Dystonic Thoughts: What They Mean
If you have ever experienced a thought that frightened you or made you wonder, “Why would I think that? That doesn’t feel like me,” two clinical terms can help explain that experience: ego-syntonic and ego-dystonic. Although the terms sound complicated, the underlying concept is relatively straightforward. They describe whether a thought feels consistent or inconsistent […]
Mental Compulsions in OCD: The Rituals Other People Can’t See
Learn how mental compulsions and invisible rituals can maintain the OCD cycle, including rumination, reviewing, checking, and reassurance seeking.
Why Is My OCD Getting Worse? Understanding OCD Flare-Ups and When to Seek More Support
Learn why OCD symptoms can get worse, what may contribute to an OCD flare-up, and when specialized treatment may help you regain stability.
Why OCD Treatment Requires More Than a General Anxiety Approach
Learn why OCD treatment differs from general anxiety care and how specialized medication management and ERP can support meaningful recovery.