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Answer to Patrick’s Obsessing about Obsessing Post

Patrick, I assume you read the post article here about obsessing about obsessing, so I will not repeat what was there. This form of OCD...

Susan’s mental obsessions and religious concerns.

Susan’s mental obsessions and religious concerns. We actually have a sizable number of Orthodox Jews in our practice with a variety of...

Answer to Ed and his pursuit of the perfect looking princess girlfriend.

Answer to Ed and his pursuit of the perfect looking princess girlfriend. What you are describing could be described as reverse BDD (body...

Scrupulosity – Answer to Faye’s Question

Faye – I do remember you from last year’s Virtual Camping and it was nice to see it on Nightline — they did a decent job in showing what...

Reverse BDD – Troy’s obsession about his girlfriend’s appearance

Troy, in your comment, you discussed your concerns about your constant questioning about whether or not you find his girlfriend sexually...

Sarah’s writing problem

Sarah, your comments about your writing problems cover a very common area of OCD for many sufferers. As you can imagine, many people...

Answer to Amanda’s “Gay OCD” Question and the Importance of Acceptance

Amanda’s suffers from fears of being gay and says that she has read my book and understands that she needs to accept the possibility of...

Answer to Nina about “Compulsive Staring” at Privates

Nina’s OCD behavior, feeling compelled to stare at the private parts of others is not unusual and is an OCD behavior that we have seen...

Answer to Aaron’s Fears about Exposure to Violent Thoughts

June 9th, 2009 at 11:08 am · Edit It is true that many who don’t understand OCD have some difficulty with the idea of treatment. Part of...

Answer to Reassurance Seeking/Self Reassurance/Uncertainty

Canadian with OCD tells us the s/he feels overwhelmed at times and seeks reassurance from others or attempts to reassure her/himself ...

Answer to Medication didn’t work for my OCD

OCD is both a learned and biological disorder. Given this, medications play an important role, but you need to remember that medication...

Your Questions Answered

Please feel free to ask questions about OCD and OCD treatment here. The questions should be of general interest to everyone and not...