Free Me from OCD

The Free Me from OCD Blog

What to Do When You Think, "I'm to Blame for My Child's OCD #overcomingocd knowocd manage thoughts managing disappointment managing ocd mentalhealth mentalhealthawareness ocd brain wiring self blame shame Mar 31, 2023

Have you ever thought, “I’m to blame for my child’s OCD?” 

 

It seems like such an innocent thought; however, it is not.

 

You will pay a high cost to hanging onto the thought, “I’m to blame for my child’s OCD.” or any variation of...

Continue Reading...
Debunking the Top 5 Myths about OCD #overcomingocd anxiety diagnose ocd managing ocd mental mentalhealthawareness ocd ocd myths understandingocd Aug 12, 2022

I would like to nominate OCD as one of the 5 most misunderstood diagnoses in medicine.

Why do I say this? 

I talk with people whose lives have been touched by OCD every day. I see the questions they ask and the beliefs they hold.

I saw what I learned about OCD in medical school.

Five years...

Continue Reading...
Is OCD Real? #overcomingocd compulsions diagnose ocd free obsessions ocd brain wiring ocd myths ocd real or fake Jan 20, 2022

One day I went to visit a friend who had just moved into a new house. She said, “I’ve got to show you something.” She tool me up to her bedroom and opened her husband’s sock drawer. I saw perfectly folded pairs of socks fanned in neat rows organized by color.  She...

Continue Reading...
1 2