Tips for Dealing with a Family Member’s OCD
Learning how to help a family member with OCD cope with their condition can indeed be challenging. As with any other type of mental health disorder, it is hard to commiserate when you don’t have the same experiences as does the other person. Nonetheless, putting even a bit of effort into supporting them can make […]
OCD Treatment Options
Patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) are plagued by intrusive thoughts and excessive fears that spur them to do repetitive acts as a way to ease the stress. To explicate, the term “obsessive” refers to the unwanted, distressing thoughts or sensations, while “compulsive” refers to the behaviors a person engages in to soothe their distress. These […]
Different Types of OCD
Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is an anxiety disorder that is characterized by recurring thoughts, feelings, or sensations – obsessions – that drive an individual to do repetitive behaviors – compulsions. OCD varies from person to person, and many psychiatrists believe that it can be divided into four subtypes of compulsive behaviors: cleaning, checking, ordering, and hoarding. […]
Treatments for Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is a mental health condition that causes recurring thoughts or urges to do something. It can cause you to have an urge to avoid contamination through extreme cleanliness or to organize things a certain way. While everyone has such thoughts or behavioral patterns every now and then, people with OCD have their […]