Helpful Holiday Tips For People With OCD
Happy holidays from NOCD! In this special video, Dr. Patrick McGrath offers some expert tips to get through the holidays if you have OCD. He talks about why this time of year tends to spike symptoms, ...
25 Dec 20255min
What the Holidays Are Like When You Have OCD
The holidays tend to magnify whatever OCD already cares about — food, family, responsibility, and the pressure to get things “right.” In this video, NOCD therapist Tracie Ibrahim talks through what th...
21 Dec 20258min
Postpartum OCD and Scary Thoughts About Your Baby
NOCD therapist Mia Nunez had always imagined what life would feel like after having a baby. What she didn’t expect was how quickly her own mind would turn into the most frightening part of the experie...
21 Dec 202538min
When Gift Giving Triggers OCD
Holiday gift-giving can be stressful for anyone, but for people with OCD it often becomes overwhelming. The pressure to get the “perfect” gift, spend the right amount, and avoid disappointing others c...
14 Dec 20255min
Sexual Thoughts, Anxiety, and OCD — The Truth That Doesn't Get Talked About
It’s hard enough to talk about OCD openly, let alone how the disorder affects people’s sex lives. That’s the focus of this episode with Dr. Patrick Patrick and Tracie Ibrahim — a conversation about a ...
11 Dec 202546min
Inside Howie Mandel’s OCD: The Part of His Life Few See
Howie Mandel returns to the Get to Know OCD podcast. He’s here to catch us up on his OCD journey — and yes, it’s a journey. Like so many people with OCD, his symptoms ebb and flow, sometimes quietly, ...
8 Dec 202547min
Why You Can’t Stop Hair Pulling, Skin Picking, or Nail Biting
For many, hair pulling, skin picking, and nail biting don’t feel like choices. The urge hits, the hand moves, and the moment is over before you’ve even registered what happened. It can be confusing, e...
7 Dec 20258min
Perfectionism or OCD? Understanding The Difference
OCD and perfectionism can mix together so seamlessly that people often don’t realize they’re dealing with two different patterns. Both can show up as a fear of mistakes, avoidance, overchecking, or th...
4 Dec 202546min
