To the OCD community, and especially the Black OCD community: We at the International OCD Foundation have been thinking hard about how best to contribute to the conversation around racial… Read more »
Walking with Love and Possibilities
by Denis Asselin In confinement no one can hear you scream. I know from experience. It’s frustrating to be required to isolate and reduce a bigger world to a restricted… Read more »
10 things OCD community wants you to know about OCD
We’re so excited to release our new PSA, What the OCD community wants YOU to know about #RealOCD! Over the past couple of months, we’ve noticed an uptick in people using the… Read more »
Hope and help for individuals with BDD
by Eva E. Fisher, PhD PLEASE NOTE: The following blog post contains discussion of topics that may be upsetting, including suicide. Please take care of yourself as you read this… Read more »
Faces of OCD: Mara Wilson
Hi there! Shira here! Today we’re going to hear from Mara Wilson. You might know Mara from her work as a young actress. She played Matilda in the movie Matilda,… Read more »
Dear Parents, You Are Not Superhuman
by Lisa W. Coyne, PhD Dear parents, you probably won’t have time to read this, thanks to COVID-19. Maybe that’s because you just got home from an essential job like… Read more »
Addressing ‘I’m so OCD’ in the COVID era
by IOCDF Executive Director Jeff Szymanski ‘I’m so OCD.’ Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, this was a common phrase we heard both in our day-to-day lives and in the media…. Read more »
BDD-Related Quarantine Tips During COVID-19
by Angela Fang, PhD In recent months, the COVID-19 pandemic has swept the globe with massive uncertainty about people’s jobs, relationships, and social lives, and has left behind an unprecedented… Read more »
Why the OCD Community Holds the Key to Coping with COVID-19 Anxiety
People with OCD are trained to thrive during a pandemic, but not in the way you think. By International OCD Foundation Ambassadors: Ethan S. Smith, National Ambassador Kimberley Quinlan, LMFT… Read more »
Public Policy Corner: Spring 2020
This post was originally published in the Spring 2020 edition of the OCD Newsletter. Greetings! We’re looking forward to an exciting year ahead for the IOCDF Public Policy Program. In… Read more »