by Cloudways | Aug 11, 2013 | General, Group Therapy, OCD, OCD - General, OCD - Treatment
Group Therapy for OCD Wow. Our first OCD treatment group met yesterday, and IMHO, it was an incredible experience. Thank you to all who attended and showed such courage in standing up to their OCD. I was reminded anew how group therapy for OCD is so different than...
by Cloudways | Aug 3, 2013 | ERP, Group Therapy, OCD, OCD - Treatment
OCD Treatment Group! I am pleased to announce the availability of our new exposure and response prevention (ERP)-based treatment group. The intent of this group is to provide a supportive environment for completing ERPs. Participants wishing to attend are required to...
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 | May 4, 2012 | Checking-Related Symptoms, OCD
Behavioral Checking (Overt Checking) Many examples of compulsive checking rituals in OCD involve direct inspection of a target stimulus by sight, sound, or feel. Common OCD checking behaviors include relocking doors, visually examining the position of one’s...
by Cloudways | Jan 18, 2012 | “Pure-O” Symptoms, OCD, OCD - General
In my post about the treatment of sensorimotor OCD, a reader asked about the ultimate goal of treatment. Should the goal of treatment be to never notice an unwanted thought or symptom? Suppressing Unwanted Thoughts & Sensations in Pure-O & Sensorimotor OCD...