What The Lindsay Clancy Case Gets Wrong About Intrusive Thoughts
As the Lindsay Clancy case continues to receive national attention, references to “intrusive thoughts” have caused understandable fear and confusion for people living with harm OCD, postpartum OCD, an...
7 Aug 14min
I Wish I Asked For Mental Health Help Sooner
Rebecca Voskanian remembers sitting in a high school classroom shaking uncontrollably, heart racing, with no idea why it was happening. For a while, she assumed maybe everyone felt that way and simply...
6 Aug 33min
The Wrong Way To Support Someone With OCD
When someone you care about has OCD, your instinct is to help. You reassure them, check the locks one more time, answer the same question again, or help them avoid whatever is making them anxious. It ...
2 Aug 5min
Can You Really Have High-Functioning OCD?
Someone with OCD can show up to work, keep up with school, maintain relationships, and appear completely fine... while still spending hours trapped in mental compulsions no one else can see. In this v...
30 Juli 4min
An OCD Flare-Up Doesn't Mean You're Not Getting Better
When OCD symptoms suddenly get worse, it's easy to believe you've lost all the progress you've worked so hard to make. But a flare-up doesn't erase your recovery. Stress, major life changes, fatigue, ...
26 Juli 3min
When Binge-Watching And Doomscrolling Becomes An OCD Compulsion
By itself, "watching one more" episode or scrolling through social media isn't an issue. But if you're using screens to escape your own intrusive thoughts, anxiety, or uncomfortable feelings, that mig...
23 Juli 5min
I Wanted To Make A Bigger Impact As A Therapist
Dylan Mckelroy didn't become a therapist just to listen — he wanted to help people make meaningful, lasting change. After working in community mental health, he found himself searching for a more effe...
19 Juli 19min
Emilia Fart Reveals The OCD Behind Her Online Persona
To millions online, Emilia Fart appears fearless, creative, and completely unapologetic. But behind that persona, OCD was quietly dictating her daily life. It influenced her relationships, her creativ...
16 Juli 39min
