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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...

The Right Treatment for OCD

OCD is both a learned and biological disorder. Medication may help with biology, but it doesn’t change learning. This is why meds alone...

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...

Exposure and Response Prevention Motivators

Exposure and response prevention (ERP) is hard work and it can be terrifying. We always say that both ritualizing and treatment are...

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...

“Normal” people don’t know what they are doing

OCD sufferers often wish they could use the standards that the ‘normal” population uses for living. There are a few problems with...

Contact Information and Site News

Dr. Grayson can be contacted at: The Anxiety and OCD Treatment Center of Philadelphia 1616 Walnut Street, Suite 714 Philadelphia, PA...