OCD Awareness Week
Light It Up for OCD Awareness Week
Each year during OCD Awareness Week, buildings, bridges, and structures around the world light up teal for OCD Awareness Week. This lighting campaign helps to bring increased recognition to the realities of OCD and each shining monument serves as a beacon of hope to those impacted and their families and support systems. The majority of... Read more »
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder: Getting Help and Support for Recovery | OCD CT
Loris Forum in the Martire Building 5401 Park Avenue, Fairfield, CT, United StatesIn celebration of International OCD Awareness Week, Sacred Heart University’s Human Journey Colloquia 2025 Series presents “Obsessive Compulsive Disorder: Getting Help and Support for Recovery.” This free and public event will feature a panel discussion on the symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment of OCD. The discussion will be led by Dr. Christina Taylor, Professor Emeritus of Psychology at... Read more »
Throw Your Heart into the Sea | Screening at Moviemento Linz, Austria
Eric Schirl and Christian Kogler examine OCD (Obsessive Compulsive Disorder) as a coping strategy and explore the human dilemma of uncertainty. In four chapters and in talks with people in various countries, the documentary film shines a light on the human psyche and different means of achieving at least apparent security. We get insights into... Read more »
OCD Texas Symposium & Mental Health Fair
Norris Conference Centers 618 Northwest Loop 410, San Antonio, TXJoin OCD Texas at the Norris Conference Center in San Antonio, TX, for the OCD Texas Symposium. We are excited to offer two tracks: for community members with OCD and a continuing education (CE) track for clinicians. Community Member Track We invite individuals with OCD and their loved ones to join our Community Member Track:... Read more »
Dr. Nathaniel Van Kirk Presents “Igniting Willpower: Separating Fact from Fiction in Motivation!” A Free Event!
ZoomEvery second Saturday of the month, from 11am to 1pm PDT, Chris Trondsen, LMFT, and Liz Trondsen host a virtual, free, Family & Loved Ones OCD Support Group. For the month of October, we are hosting a special collaboration event with OCD Southern California, an official affiliate of the IOCDF, to kick off OCD Awareness... Read more »
OCD as Neurodivergence? A Clinical Shift
Psicología al Sur, one of the largest psychology festivals in Latin America, will take place this October in Buenos Aires, bringing together thousands of students, clinicians, researchers, and community members to discuss the intersections of mental health, culture, and social change. As part of the program, psychologist, artist, author, and mental health advocate Romina Vitale will present... Read more »
Throw Your Heart into the Sea | Screening at Moviemento Linz, Austria
Eric Schirl and Christian Kogler examine OCD (Obsessive Compulsive Disorder) as a coping strategy and explore the human dilemma of uncertainty. In four chapters and in talks with people in various countries, the documentary film shines a light on the human psyche and different means of achieving at least apparent security. We get insights into... Read more »
FOR ALL I KNOW – Award-Winning Short Film About OCD (Online Premiere)
An unexpected visit from her estranged daughter throws a pharmacist with OCD into a maelstrom of her darkest fears. As a buried history c postpartum intrusive thoughts resurfaces, she faces a harrowing choice: confront them or risk losing the chance to repair their broken relationship.
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