Good afternoon, As many of you know, the Annual OCD Conference proposal system was scheduled to close Monday, 2/2/15 at 5pm ET. However, due to the winter storm that we are currently… Read more »
What do you do when your parents don’t believe you have OCD?
In a recent Dear Abby column, a reader writes: I’m 13 and I’m afraid I may have OCD. I want to find out, but what’s standing in my way is that… Read more »
Apply to Speak at our Next OCD Conference in Boston
We are now accepting proposals for presentations, evening events, support groups, the Keynote Address, and research posters for our 22nd Annual OCD Conference to be held in Boston, MA, on… Read more »
Introducing HelpforBDD.org — A New Source of Hope for those Affected by BDD
In 2012, Denis Asselin walked over 500 miles — or roughly one million steps — from his home in Cheyney, PA, to Boston, MA, in memory of his son Nathaniel…. Read more »
This #GivingTuesday, Give the Gift of Hope to Someone with OCD
This past weekend, many of us participated in the excitement of “Black Friday” and “Cyber Monday”, when we hit the malls and surfed the web for the best deals so… Read more »
Don’t Shop Till You Drop — Skip the mall and help the IOCDF by shopping online!
Millions of shoppers will brave the crowds this Friday (and, for some Thanksgiving night!) for the post-Thanksgiving shopping frenzy known as Black Friday. Black Friday is the biggest shopping day… Read more »
2014 OCD Awareness Video Contest Winner
Drumroll, please… and the winner is: Melanie Lefebvre — Cooking up OCD Awareness #OCDWeek My video features me as a chef in a pretend cooking show, cooking up recipes for… Read more »
#OCDweek Blog 5: Riley’s Wish — A mother’s loss, a son’s legacy, and a challenge for all of us
This blog post was originally published on October 16, 2014 on the From Adversity to Advocacy blog on Psychology Today. As readers of this blog know, I am a student of resilience —… Read more »
#OCDweek blog 4: The Pediatric Campaign for Hope
As we celebrate OCD Awareness Week this week (October 13–19, 2014), what better way to help raise awareness than to support programs that help kids and family all year long? … Read more »
#OCDweek Blog 3: You’re so “NOT”… OCD!
I hear it all the time — “My place is so perfect, I’m so OCD.” “OMG, it has to be just right, I’m so OCD.” “You should see the size… Read more »