Needle Phobia: When Fear Gets in the Way of Getting Care
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Author: Amanda Meredith, LCSW
Spooky Season Blogs:Anxiety v. Fear v. Phobia v. OCD: What’s the Difference?
Disclaimer: The “Spooky Season” blogs are for educational purposes only and are not intended to serve as a substitute for more...
Summer Doesn’t Have to Be Perfect: A Super Simple OCD Toolkit
Summer often comes with an unspoken expectation: that it should feel easy, fun, and carefree. But if you’re navigating OCD, more...
When OCD Gets Loud: Practicing Self-Compassion Without Feeding the Cycle
When OCD intensifies, it can feel overwhelming—and in response, many people swing between two extremes. On one side, there’s harsh more...
Overcoming “Good Time” Guilt: Letting Go of Perfect Summer Expectations
OCD doesn’t just demand certainty—it often demands the right experience. During summer, this can show up as thoughts like, “Why am I not more...
Keeping Your ERP Strong This Summer (Without Making It a Full-Time Job)
Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP) doesn’t pause when summer begins—but it often needs to adapt. Without the built-in structure of school, more...
Why Treating Intrusive Thoughts Like They’re Real Keeps OCD Stuck — And How ACT Helps You Break the Cycle
If you struggle with OCD, you’ve probably experienced this frustrating pattern: A thought pops into your mind…and you react to more...
Beyond the “Safe” List: Using Inhibitory Learning to Tackle the Messy Truths of OCD and Complicated Feelings
In traditional Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP), we often talk about habituation—the idea that if you stay in a scary more...
The Parent’s Dilemma: When a “To-Do” List Blocks Their Child’s Recovery
When a family member enters treatment dedicated to overcoming OCD or severe anxiety, parents/carers/aprtners often fall into two distinct camps. more...
Moving Beyond the Checklist: Why Successful Treatment Needs Collaborative ERP, Not Just a Parent’s “To-Do” List
As a treatment provider specializing in anxiety and OCD, I often hear a familiar refrain from dedicated, well-meaning parents/partners/caregivers during more...