by Cloudways | Feb 12, 2017 | “Pure-O” Symptoms, Checking-Related Symptoms, OCD, Sexual Symptoms
Although ROCD is often characterized by intrusive worries about your relationship, relationship OCD treatment often specifically targets the compulsions and avoidance behaviors related to ROCD (rather than the obsessions themselves). This is because ROCD treatment is...
by Cloudways | Jan 15, 2017 | “Pure-O” Symptoms, Checking-Related Symptoms, OCD, Sexual Symptoms
This multi-part series of posts will focus primarily on rOCD, also known as “relationship OCD.” Part 1 focused on obsessive thoughts that are common in rOCD. This part discusses other relationship OCD obsessions, including intrusive impulses and images....
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 | Apr 12, 2012 | “Pure-O” Symptoms, OCD, Sexual Symptoms
Fear of Being Gay (Homosexual OCD / HOCD) Emerging sexuality can be confusing for any teen or young adult, and gay teens face a variety of unique challenges over the course of adolescence. In addition to learning to understand their own sexuality, gay teens must...
