Tag Archives: OCD

A Mother’s Day Post

Posted on May 13, 2018 by Janet (ocdtalk)

On Mother’s Day I often share this post that I wrote in 2011…. If you ask mothers what they want for their children, most would say, “I just want them to be healthy and happy.” Truly, isn’t that what we … Continue reading →

Posted in Mental Health, OCD | Tagged Happy Mother's Day, OCD, parent-child bond, wish for alll mothers | 4 Comments

OCD and Distraction

Posted on July 15, 2013 by Janet (ocdtalk)

I’ve previously written about my son’s stay at a world-renowned residential treatment program for obsessive-compulsive disorder. After being there for nine weeks, we felt it was time for Dan to come home and prepare to go back to college. He … Continue reading →

Posted in Mental Health, OCD | Tagged fighting OCD, Mental Health, OCD, OCD and residential treatment program, OCD awareness, proactive distraction, reactive distraction, strengthening OCD, understanding OCD | 24 Comments

OCD and Siblings

Posted on May 19, 2013 by Janet (ocdtalk)

Obsessive-compulsive disorder affects not only sufferers, but their whole family as well. Being privy to the havoc the disorder often causes can be especially disrupting, confusing, and upsetting to children. While parents are likely expending every ounce of energy they … Continue reading →

Posted in Mental Health, OCD | Tagged fears and concerns about OCD, fighting OCD, mental illness, OCD, OCD and families, OCD and siblings, understanding OCD | 10 Comments

OCD and Time Management

Posted on April 27, 2013 by Janet (ocdtalk)

Time management is a hot topic these days. Whether related to the workplace, school, homemaking, child-rearing, or our personal lives, there just never seems to be enough time to do all the things we need, or want, to do. We … Continue reading →

Posted in Mental Health, OCD | Tagged atention to detail, fighting OCD, OCD, OCD and planning, OCD and wasting time, over-thinking, punctuality, time management, understanding OCD | 22 Comments

OCD Network to Recovery

Posted on April 21, 2013 by Janet (ocdtalk)

Thank you to everyone for the great response to last week’s post, both via comments and email. Several readers thought my idea would be a worthwhile one for IOCDF Affiliates to adopt, and I hope these organizations will consider it. … Continue reading →

Posted in Mental Health, OCD | Tagged ERP Therapy, Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP) Therapy, helping others, IOCDF Affiliate, OCD, OCD Network to Recovery | 14 Comments

Helping Those With Recovery Avoidance

Posted on April 14, 2013 by Janet (ocdtalk)

As I’ve said before, one of the most heartbreaking aspects of OCD is the frequent occurrence of recovery avoidance. Obsessive-compulsive disorder is a potentially devastating disorder, but it is treatable. Yet so many sufferers are so terrified of treatment, and … Continue reading →

Posted in Mental Health, OCD | Tagged enabling those with OCD, ERP Therapy, family involvement in OCD, fighting OCD, Margaret Mead, OCD, OCD advocacy, OCD and peer support, OCD support networks, understanding recovery avoidance in OCD | 39 Comments

New Moms, OCD, and The Media

Posted on March 10, 2013 by Janet (ocdtalk)

By now, I’m guessing many of you have read about the latest study which concludes that new moms often experience symptoms of obsessive-compulsive disorder. I’ve seen it on the news, in the newspaper, and on quite a few websites. While … Continue reading →

Posted in Mental Health, OCD | Tagged Dr. Dana Gossett, excessive worrying about baby, misrepresentation of OCD, obsessive-compulsive symptoms, OCD, OCD advocacy, OCD and media, OCD and new moms, OCD awareness, postpartum OCD, severity of obsessions and compulsions, understanding OCD | 31 Comments

Tag Archives: OCD

A Mother’s Day Post

OCD and Distraction

OCD and Siblings

OCD and Time Management

OCD Network to Recovery

Helping Those With Recovery Avoidance

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