PLEASE NOTE: This blog post discusses treatment(s) for OCD that are still currently being researched. While there is evidence to suggest that they could potentially be helpful in reducing OCD… Read more »
Beyond All Doubts, Reasonable or Not
Posts Categorized: Stories from the OCD Community
What if it’s not God? Finding freedom from scrupulosity
By Aly Prades I can still remember the drop of red food coloring my Sunday school teacher squeezed into a jar of water as an illustration of sin. She lined… Read more »
Sharing My Story, so the Next Kid is Not Alone
By Ivy Ivy is an aspiring writer and artist. She is very passionate about spreading awareness and hopes to make a difference in someone’s OCD journey. I won’t lie. My… Read more »
OCD: The First Visit
By Chris R. Warning: This blog includes graphic content. I’ve been reading a lot lately about my fellow OCD sufferer’s experiences with OCD; particularly the first time they felt it… Read more »
Never Give Up!
As a 5-11, over 240-pound man, if you saw me on the street you would not think anything is wrong with me. The truth though is far different — I… Read more »
A Therapist’s OCD Journey: From Paralyzing Fears to Building an OCD Center
By Natalia Aniela PLEASE NOTE: This blog post includes mention of several topic areas that readers might find troubling or distressing, including intrusive thoughts of suicide, intrusive thoughts of harming… Read more »
OCD and Uncertainty Leading to Advocacy
By Josef Doctorovitz My name is Josef Doctorovitz, and I have OCD. Learning to live with OCD, knowing that it would always be something I had to manage, was terrifying… Read more »
Sharing Thoughts and Feeling Valued
By Youngji Son PLEASE NOTE: This blog post includes mention of suicidality. If you are in a crisis, or you are ever feeling suicidal or unsafe, please go to your local…
Two Decades of living with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
By Ratih Nugraheni of Yogyakarta, Indonesia Living with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) has never been easy for me. The twenty years of enduring struggle have become extremely exhausting not only… Read more »
I am now a fighter
I was diagnosed with severe OCD around contamination. OCD is not just neatness. It’s a true fear and you get voices in your head telling you and constantly undermining you…. Read more »