by Cloudways | Oct 20, 2016 | “Pure-O” Symptoms, CBT, Checking-Related Symptoms, Contamination/Health-Related Symptoms, ERP, Harm-Related Symptoms, OCD, OCD - Treatment, Sexual Symptoms
As I’ve talked about in numerous posts, overcoming OCD involves learning to co-exist with doubt and uncertainty. This idea can be a bit counter-intuitive at first, as many people initially expect OCD treatment to reduce uncertainty. One therapeutic approach that...
by Cloudways | Oct 14, 2012 | “Pure-O” Symptoms, Harm-Related Symptoms, OCD, OCD - General, Sexual Symptoms
It’s nearly Halloween, and kids around the country are digging through dusty closets and plundering the aisles of local Halloween shops in search of the perfect costume. Halloween is the one night of the year when we give ourselves permission to be silly, scary,...
by Cloudways | Aug 7, 2012 | “Pure-O” Symptoms, Harm-Related Symptoms, OCD, Sexual Symptoms
Parents brace themselves for many changes when a new baby comes home. As new routines replace old, life quickly becomes a confusing jumble of cherished memories, bottles, and dirty diapers. Parenting can be joyful, but it can also be terrifying. Parenting comes with...
by Cloudways | Jul 20, 2012 | Harm-Related Symptoms, OCD
Thoughts of death, dying, and suicide are an unfortunate reality for many individuals. In the U.S. alone between 2008 and 2009, approximately 3.7% of adults (8.3 million Americans) reported having suicidal thoughts (Crosby et al., 2011). During that same time frame,...
by Cloudways | Jun 26, 2012 | Harm-Related Symptoms, OCD
The fear of harming others can be a sign of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), a neurobiological condition that is associated with repetitive, intrusive, distressing thoughts that can’t easily be dismissed. Fear of Harming Other People On Purpose Some...
by Cloudways | Jun 23, 2012 | Harm-Related Symptoms, OCD
Aggressive obsessions go by many names. Harm obsessions, violent obsessions, morbid obsessions…the list goes on… These symptoms of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) involve the fear of harming or killing other people. In other cases, aggressive...
