OCD isn’t just about physical compulsions, there are mental compulsions as well. Compulsions are compulsions whether they are physical or mental. All of them serve to make OCD bigger and more overwhelming. So how are you supposed to help your child with mental compulsions? In this week’...
Examples of “Just Right” OCD compulsions: Opening and closing doors repeatedly Organizing or rearranging things time and time again Identifying Your OCD Triggers Identifying triggers that may bring on OCD obsessions or compulsions can help you learn how to manage your OCD. To do this, keep ...
OCD and Numbers: How to Help Our Kids Break Free Numbers can imprison our kids and turn them into counting machines. Often kids with OCD will have a favorite number or set of numbers. They might have a hated number or set of numbers. They might have to d
The heart of OCD therapy is fostering agency—the ability to choose not to cope through compulsions and to see that life can be brighter on the other side. This is my hope and prayer for every person I am privileged to help. Thank youtoNoah Tileof ourCACfor this insightful article on ...
Left untreated, OCD can dramatically straightjacket people’s lives by encumbering them with relentless, irrational, horrific, intrusive thoughts and images (obsessions) and very time consuming, repetitive or elaborate, maladaptive behaviors (compulsions). Yet, as debilitating as it can be, OCD respon...
disorder that manifests in obsessions, or repetitive, intrusive thoughts and compulsions, or repetitive, uncontrollable behaviors. According to the Association for Comprehensive Neurotherapy, a diet rich in whole grains and protein may be beneficial for reducing symptoms of OCD and preventing anxious ...
Partners in OCD relationships also have their own challenges. Watching a partner struggle with anxiety and compulsions is hard enough, but in some cases OCD can interfere with your ability to be together, such as having to rush home from a vacation because of a preoccupation about having left...
How to Reduce Distress and Repetitive Behaviors in Patients with OCD: Strategies Help Increase the Effectiveness of CBT for Obsessions and CompulsionsExposure and response (or ritual) prevention has been shown to be effective in improving the...Yadin, Elna...
Work on how you react when you find you’re thinking obsessively or engaging in compulsions. For example, instead of trying to push thoughts away, address them by writing them down. Expert Insight “When you recognize the pattern and give it a name, it’s easier to separate from it or ...
In order to help her daughter with obsessive compulsive disorder, one mom had to face her own mental health challenges. Here's what she learned.