Meet IOCDF Advocate Caroline! Caroline shares the reasons why she became an IOCDF Advocate. Learn more about our advocate program. My name is Caroline and I’m an IOCDF advocate! After attending… Read more »
Posts Categorized: Advocacy
10 Ways to Be an OCD Advocate
At the IOCDF, we get many inquiries from folks who either have OCD, love a person with OCD, or treat a person with OCD, who want to know what they… Read more »
Why I Became an Advocate: Molly Fishback
Meet IOCDF Advocate Molly Fishback! Through art, Molly shares the reasons why she became an IOCDF Advocate. Learn more about our advocate program. “I’m sharing my story to let others know… Read more »
Why I Became an Advocate: Melanie Lefebvre
Meet IOCDF Advocate Melanie Lefebvre! She shares about finding her voice and becoming an IOCDF Advocate. Learn more about our advocate program. “I used to keep silent. Now, I speak up… Read more »
Project for Awesome Begins Today! Vote for the IOCDF!
The Foundation to Decrease World Suck, led by John and Hank Green, is holding its annual Project for Awesome (P4A) event this weekend. The P4A is a fundraiser and video… Read more »
OCD can be a lonely path. Let’s find our way. Together: by Ryan Bernstein
Looking back, I was surprised I’d survived at all. The summer after third grade I wouldn’t eat because I was too anxious. In fourth grade, I spent one hundred and… Read more »
How The Media Gets OCD All Wrong—UK Based Podcast Helps OCD Sufferers Find Recovery
In the podcast series, The OCD Stories, founder Stuart Ralph discusses how the media often gets Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) wrong with Hollywood writer, producer, and OCD sufferer, Harris Goldberg. Goldberg… Read more »
In Search of Light
This story is part of our blog series called “Stories from the OCD Community.” Stories from the community are submitted and edited by Toni Palombi. If you are interested in… Read more »
It’s time for the #OCDvocate Holiday Messages of Hope!
I remember my time in residential treatment. It happened to be over the holidays. As difficult as OCD treatment can be, it’s that much harder going through it away from… Read more »
An #OCDvocate Thanksgiving Message
Thanksgiving. It’s a day to be grateful. To give thanks for what you have, the people in your life that make a difference, and the freedoms we all share. But… Read more »