Source: Nathan Cowley/Stock Photo “Hug my parents for 11 seconds or else they’ll die, pray to God then kiss your fingers or else you’ll have cancer… I had one time where I…
Category: OCD
Is There Something More to OCD Than Suffering?
Tormented by repetitive thoughts, there are few conditions I have seen cause the level of suffering that obsessive-compulsive disorder can. While the media caricature of OCD involves super-organization and overachievement, this is…
In Case of OCD Cycling, Listen to Your Gut and Breathe
When we open and relax into the energy in the breath, when our breathing is coordinated, and the breathing mechanism is strong and flexible, when we add the secret sauce of conscious…
There’s More to OCD Than Meets the Eye
Reference Cards for Asch Experiment Source: Fred the Oyster / Wikimedia Commons, Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 At Swarthmore College in 1951, 50 students were placed in a room and charged with…
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder Is Often Misunderstood
The term obsessive obsessive-compulsive disorder is not well understood and is sometimes thrown around casually. Someone who likes cleanliness and order may say, “I am so OCD about how I organize my…
A New Theory of OCD
A New Theory of OCD
The Power of Metaphor in OCD Treatment
Source: Steve Johnson/Pexels Beth agonized over whether her boyfriend was the right partner. Was he reliable, smart, kind, strong? You name the adjective, and it made it onto her ever-shifting list, boiled…
A Painter Sheds New Light on OCD
Eats the Tail, 2024 Source: Courtesy of Cristi López There’s something magical in artist Cristi López’s work that stands on its own. And yet, if you look closer, you’ll find unexpected connections…
Taking the Shame out of OCD Behaviours
Source: Ismael Sánchez / Pexels Kashfi felt ashamed, so ashamed that she had never previously been able to seek help. A bright, lively, attractive young woman, she was single, was active socially,…
Does the OCD Label Fit All of You?
Source: Rogue Artists / Wikimedia Commons, Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Camila Cabello is on to something about obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). In a recent interview with Dax Shepard on his Armchair Expert podcast,…