Tag Archives: mental compulsions
Mental Rituals, OCD, and ERP
Five years ago, Seth Gillihan, PhD, wrote a guest post for my blog. Since that time, we have co-authored Overcoming OCD: A Journey to Recovery , and Seth’s own book, Retrain Your Brain: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy in 7 Weeks: A … Continue reading
Should OCD be a Family Affair?
This post originally appeared in 2011: When my son Dan was first diagnosed with obsessive-compulsive disorder, I wanted details. What was he thinking, how was he feeling, is today better or worse than yesterday? The problem was, Dan would … Continue reading
“I’m Fine”
Another updated post from 2011… My son Dan dealt with mostly mental compulsions, so his OCD was not obvious to me and my husband. In fact, we didn’t even know he had the disorder until he told us. Yet even … Continue reading
Do I Really Have OCD?
As many of us know, doubt is the driving force behind obsessive-compulsive disorder. Compulsions are performed to make sure nothing terrible will happen. The problem, of course, is that certainty is unattainable, so when OCD asks the question “Are you … Continue reading
Is Thinking about Compulsions a Compulsion?
I corresponded with a young woman with obsessive-compulsive disorder who had participated in exposure and response prevention (ERP) therapy and made some major improvements in dealing with her OCD. However, she still struggled at times and wasn’t quite where she … Continue reading
Should OCD be a Family Affair?
When Dan was first diagnosed with OCD, I wanted details. What was he thinking, how was he feeling, is today better or worse than yesterday? The problem was, Dan would not, or could not, share the details of his disorder … Continue reading
Pure-O
As I’ve mentioned before, when Dan told me he had OCD my first comment was “But you never even wash your hands!” While that comment surely revealed my limited knowledge regarding the disorder, what I was really trying to say … Continue reading
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