Why OCD Treatment Can Feel Worse Before It Feels Better
A lot of people start ERP expecting immediate relief, so when their anxiety spikes in the beginning, they assume the treatment is failing. But as Dr. Patrick McGrath explains, that discomfort is often...
28 Maj 6min
How OCD Traps You in Endless Thinking
Rumination can feel productive at first. It can feel like problem-solving, self-awareness, or “figuring things out.” But for people with OCD, there’s a point where thinking stops being helpful and tur...
24 Maj 5min
Why OCD Can Feel Like You're “Losing Your Mind”
One of the scariest OCD spirals can start with a simple thought: what if this isn’t OCD at all? For many people, OCD doesn’t just attack fears around harm or contamination — it can also latch onto the...
21 Maj 9min
Why ERP Therapy Works So Well For OCD
ERP therapy is different from what most people imagine. Instead of just talking about fears, it helps people with OCD gradually face the thoughts, situations, and sensations they’ve been avoiding. In ...
17 Maj 37min
My OCD Made Me Believe I Was A Monster
When Molly was a teenager, a single intrusive thought sent her into years of fear, panic, and silence. What started as one terrifying “what if?” quickly spiraled into constant doubts about who she was...
14 Maj 48min
OCD Convinces You Compulsions Prevent Harm... They Don't
One of the hardest parts of OCD is that compulsions rarely feel irrational in the moment — they feel responsible. Checking the stove again, replaying a conversation, researching symptoms, repeating a ...
10 Maj 7min
How OCD Makes You Consider Every Worst-Case Scenario
Ciara Parsons thought she was just anxious, overly cautious, or a little superstitious. But underneath all of it was OCD — constantly forcing her to imagine every possible thing that could go wrong an...
7 Maj 44min
I Got Better From OCD... Now I Help Others Do the Same
For a long time, OCD made life feel overwhelming and exhausting until Cody Fournier finally found a type of treatment that actually worked. What started as his own search for relief turned into someth...
3 Maj 9min
