When I’m working with someone who has OCD on exposure and response prevention therapy (ERP), the evidence-based therapy for OCD, I start by helping them change their relationship with anxiety. No one ...

It was the 1980s. Washington D.C. was being called the “murder capital” of America, and the nightly news in Northern Virginia where I grew up showed an onslaught of politics, gangs, drugs, and guns.

For years, grocery shopping every week was a ritual of mine. I spent Friday afternoons checking off my list and fetching things to restock my household inventory. At first, Friday, March 13, was no ...

An obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) attack, such as intrusive thoughts, can be overwhelming and may feel similar to a panic attack. People may have thoughts they wish they could stop thinking or ...

Welcome to Diagnosis Diaries. Throughout this series, we'll share real stories from real people about receiving a diagnosis for a chronic condition. Share on Pinterest Illustration by Brittany England ...

I normally hate using OCD as an adjective, but I think it’s ok this way: Wanna be OCD friends? I ask because I have OCD, too, and hanging with someone else who just gets it can make all the difference ...

When I was first diagnosed with obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) in college, a psychologist gave me a book called The OCD Workbook. That night, in my dorm room, I read the book cover to cover and ...

Going to bed started with eleven layers of chapstick and a thorough search with a flashlight to make sure no one was in my room. I could not go to bed when the clock was on a multiple of thirteen and ...