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Do you Have OCD or OCPD? Know the Difference December 28, 2020 . 1 Comment
By Gary Trosclair, DMA, Licensed Clinical Social Worker Do you really have OCD? Or is it OCPD? OCD has become a household term we casually use to refer to anyone who needs to have things ... Read More
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How to Improve a Relationship with a Partner Who Has OCPD February 11, 2020 . 45 Comments
Editor’s note: Gary Trosclair, DMA, LCSW is a private practice psychotherapist and Jungian analyst in New York City and Westchester County, New York. His continuing education presentation ... Read More
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Religious OCD: Separating Shame from Spirituality November 2, 2018 . 7 Comments
Religious obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) is a type of OCD that causes a person obsess over spiritual fears. It often involves religious compulsions such as excessive prayer. For example, ... Read More
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Help! I’m OCD and Pregnant June 4, 2018 . 1 Comment
Dear GoodTherapy.org, I am five months pregnant with my first child and all I can think about is how awful a mother I am going to be. I have bought and read all the parenting books and ... Read More
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Help! My Child Won’t Stop Washing His Hands May 28, 2018 . 3 Comments
Dear GoodTherapy.org, Like most little boys, my 6-year-old son is messy. He tracks mud in the house, gets finger paint on the couch, and is basically a whirlwind of chaos. Until recently, ... Read More
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Does OCD Get Worse Before It Gets Better? May 14, 2018 . 1 Comment
Dear GoodTherapy.org, I have bad OCD. Fear of germs, obsessive and anxious thoughts, needing things to always be perfect and orderly—you name the symptom, I’m pretty sure I have it. Before ... Read More
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How New Health Care Bill Could Affect Mental Health, and Other News June 30, 2017 . 1 Comment
United States Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell announced this week that the Senate will delay a vote on the Republican-led bill to overhaul the Affordable Care Act until after the ... Read More
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You’re My Obsession: How to Recover from an Addictive Relationship April 20, 2017 . 100 Comments
Are you in an addictive relationship with someone? Would you like to break free from your bondage and feel inner peace? Do you want to stop the obsessions, break the cycle of seeming insanity, ... Read More
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Best of 2016: GoodTherapy.org’s Top 10 Resources for Obsessions and Compulsions December 30, 2016 . 5 Comments
Getting caught in a cycle of obsessions and compulsions (OCD) is a mental health issue that manifests in various ways. The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual categorizes obsessive compulsion, ... Read More
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Gene Therapy for Alzheimer’s Prevention, and Other News October 14, 2016 . 3 Comments
A new gene therapy may be effective at preventing the formation of Alzheimer’s, according to a recently released study. The innovation could represent an important hallmark in Alzheimer’s ... Read More
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Excoriation: When Skin Picking Is a Mental Health Issue August 2, 2016 . 10 Comments
Do you feel compelled to remove flakes of dead skin from your nose? Do you have a hard time keeping your hands off pimples and blackheads? What about those random bumps on your arm that ... Read More
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Workaholism May Co-Occur with Mental Health Conditions May 26, 2016 . 7 Comments
Workaholics are likely to experience symptoms of mental health diagnoses such as attention-deficit hyperactivity (ADHD), depression, anxiety, and obsessive compulsion (OCD), according to ... Read More