by Cloudways | Nov 19, 2016 | Contamination/Health-Related Symptoms, OCD
Obsessions focusing on pets and animals incorporate all the common themes: contamination, checking, harm, scrupulosity, and sex. In this 3-part blog series, I discuss some of the common ways OCD obsessions may target our lovable, snuggable friends. This article, Part...
by Cloudways | Oct 30, 2016 | Contamination/Health-Related Symptoms, ERP, General, OCD
Long shower times? Just a quick announcement… I’m pleased to announce that with our recent office renovations, we now have a spa-like therapeutic shower room that is perfect for individuals with contamination OCD who have excessively long shower times....
by Cloudways | Dec 16, 2011 | Contamination/Health-Related Symptoms, OCD
OCD: Common Compulsions In my last post about OCD, I discussed reasons why people do rituals. This time, I’ll identify specific rituals that are common in obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) characterized by a fear of germs, contamination, diseases, and other...
by Cloudways | Dec 15, 2011 | Contamination/Health-Related Symptoms, OCD, OCD - General
In my last post, I identified several idiosyncratic feared outcomes in OCD that are associated with contamination/health-related obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). Obsessions are intrusive, recurrent, and distressing thoughts, impulses, or images related to these...
by Cloudways | Dec 12, 2011 | Contamination/Health-Related Symptoms, OCD
In my last post, I identified several types of obsessions that are associated with contamination/health-related obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). These include the fear of: Germs and getting sick. Making others sick. Developing an incurable illness in the future....
