Institutional Members are clinics and programs in the US and around the globe that offer residential and/or intensive treatment for OCD and related disorders, are specialty outpatient clinics with a… Read more »
Affiliate Updates: Fall 2026
An IOCDF Affiliate carries out the mission of the International OCD Foundation through programs at the local community level within the United States. Each Affiliate is an independent 501(c)3 non-profit… Read more »
If I Only Knew Then — Living with OCD
By Vinay Krishnan Vinay Krishnan My OCD has always manifested itself through a debilitating fear of harm coming to loved ones and to myself, a subset of OCD called Harm… Read more »
You Are More Than Your OCD — Living with OCD
By Stuti Pemmaraju Stuti Pemmaraju I cannot pinpoint the exact moment that I first began experiencing symptoms of OCD, but my earliest recollection of a compulsion was during my fifth-grade… Read more »
Confessions of an Eight-Year-Old – Living with OCD
By Julia Hyman Julia Hyman Knots in my youth-sized stomach. My brain pounding and constantly racing. Guilt was consuming my eight-year-old body. Those were my very first signs of OCD…. Read more »
We Can Do Hard Things – A Mother and Son’s OCD Journey
By Kjersti and Jayden Helberg Jayden’s Story Jayden and Kjersti Helberg It has been almost 7 years since I was diagnosed with OCD. When I was 7 years old I… Read more »
Quieting the Chaos — Living with OCD
By Jack Lindley When I was in elementary and middle school, my mind was ravaged by constant OCD intrusive thoughts and obsessions, mainly about harming myself and others and whether… Read more »
Waiting Room – A Sibling’s Story
Austin and his brother By Austin Kang Sometimes I think back to the waiting room. I was 13. My older brother was 17. I remember the sharp smell of lemon… Read more »
Managing School Avoidance in Children With Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
– Elizabeth Deckler, MD1,2,3, Stephanie Rohrig, PhD2,3, Anthony Puliafico, PhD1,2– Columbia University Medical Center, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, Weill Cornell Medical Center What is School Avoidance? School avoidance refers to a young person… Read more »
Navigating BFRB Recovery: Real Strategies and How to Find Help
– By the BFRB Special Interest Group Check out part 1: More Than a “Bad Habit”: Living With a BFRB Introduction Living with a body-focused repetitive behavior (BFRB) often feels… Read more »