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Becoming My Own Friend
By Michelle I have struggled with obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD), trichotillomania, and post-traumatic stress disorder since I was a child. As a child, I was bullied in school, abused at… Read more »
Peterson, Nathan
Cooper, Virginia
DC Area Highlights!
by Michael Spigler Michael Spigler is currently the Vice President of Patient Services & Education at the American Kidney Fund and former Program Director at the IOCDF in Boston, MA. As… Read more »
They Aren’t Like Me, They Are Bad, and They Are to Blame: Different Kinds of Stigma Experienced by Individuals with Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder and Hoarding Disorder
by Gregory S. Chasson, PhD, & Sage Bates This article was initially published in the Spring 2018 edition of the OCD Newsletter. Stigma surrounding obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) has been the… Read more »
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NEW!! OCD in Owls and Larks by Jacob A. Nota, PhD, ABPP Published: Spring 2023 Inflammation and OCD: What Are the Links? by Boyee Lin, BSc, Clara Westwell-Roper, MD, PhD,… Read more »
Denis Asselin Shares His “Why I Walk” Video
In 2012, Denis Asselin walked from his home in Cheyney, PA, to Boston, MA in memory of his son, Nathaniel, who took his own life at the age of just… Read more »
Highlights of the 25th Annual OCD Conference!
This summer, the IOCDF will put on its 25th Annual OCD Conference – this means that we have been doing this for a quarter of a century! Whether you have… Read more »
The Creature in my Mind
By Colleen Sherry Let’s call my OCD a creature – an elusive being that rears its head and cries for all to see. Unseen by many, it ponders carefully before… Read more »