By Justine De Jaegher Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is considered a “chronic anxiety disorder” [1]. How to calm OCD anxiety, like Bert and Ernie, they go hand-in-hand. Also like our… Read more »
How to calm OCD anxiety
Posts Tagged: advocacy
In a race to speak about a hidden OCD theme, Race OCD
By Shaun Flores Race OCD, is a theme I rarely see spoken about in the OCD community, it’s a taboo among taboos, shame amongst all shames. We need to open… 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 »
Papi Churros have left a bitter OCD taste in my mouth
By Shaun Flores Unfortunately, I found another company that clearly does not know what OCD is and has the typical old trope of OCD to sell more of its products…. 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 »
Young filmmaker creates short film about OCD
Jayden Helberg, a ten-year-old filmmaker, is sharing his short film about OCD, which he originally created for a competition at school. “My school was doing a reflections competition and the… Read more »
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 »
Stories Across Faith: Certainty vs. Faith
This blog is part of our Stories Across Faith Series and is one in a larger collection. This month the stories focus on Certainty vs. Faith. Note: IOCDF is not… 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 »
IOCDF launches campaign against misinformation
Today, the International OCD Foundation (IOCDF) launched a multi-pronged response to the irresponsible reporting by The New York Post (The Post.) We will not stand by passively as The Post… Read more »