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OCD Education

Pregnancy and Postpartum OCD: A Step-by-Step Guide

Almost every new parent has unwanted thoughts of harm coming to their baby. For some, the thoughts get…

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OCD Education

OCD in Children: A Parent’s Step-by-Step Guide

OCD can start as early as age 3 or 4, and most cases go unnoticed for years. This…

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OCD Treatment

Inference-Based CBT: The OCD Therapy Without Exposure

Inference-based CBT (I-CBT) treats OCD without planned exposure. It targets the doubt itself, the "maybe" that starts every…

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OCD Education

OCD in Teens: A Step-by-Step Guide for Teens and Parents

OCD often starts or gets louder in the teenage years, and many teens hide it. This guide covers…

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Maladaptive Beliefs

Intolerance of Uncertainty: Why OCD Craves 100% Certainty

OCD rarely asks "is this dangerous?" It asks "can you be 100% sure it isn't?" That demand for…

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OCD Treatment

ACT Therapy for OCD: What If You Stopped Fighting Thoughts?

Acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) asks people with OCD to do something that feels backwards - stop fighting…

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OCD Education

OCD in College Students: Why It Flares Up and What Helps

For many people, OCD shows up or gets louder right as university starts. Research puts the typical onset…

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Maladaptive Beliefs

Moral OCD Without Religion: Why Scientists Built a New Test

You don't have to be religious to be tormented by the fear that you're a bad person. Scrupulosity…

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OCD Research News

5 New OCD Studies: Why a Workout After ERP May Help

Five new OCD studies from September 2026, translated into plain language — what was found and what it…

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