"What I have realized about the fear of dying"
A vlog on my recent discoveries as a growing and changing person, but all in all, I get to be me. #positive #mentalhealth #ocd #trauma #cptsd

"What I have realized about the fear of dying"
A vlog on my recent discoveries as a growing and changing person, but all in all, I get to be me. #positive #mentalhealth #ocd #trauma #cptsd
It’s OCD Awareness Week 2026, and our own Lara is helping to look beyond the stereotypes by sharing more about this commonly misunderstood disorder. Including the myths, the science and the impact. #ocd #ocdawareness #ocdawarenessweek2026 #obsessivecompulsivedisorder
From ERP therapy to medication, OCD is highly treatable. You don't have to stay stuck in emergency mode.
Find more information and support this OCD Awareness Week at iocdf.org/ocdweek 🩵
#OCDWeek #IOCDF #OCDAwareness #ocdxyz #ocd #erp #thatsocd #iocdfadvocate
From the 11th October to the 17th, it's OCD Awareness Week!
Join us as we explore OCD, tackle a common misconception, and highlight why OCD Awareness Week is so important. 🩵
Sources are listed on the final slide.
#OCDAwarenessWeek #ocd #MentalHealthAwareness
An updated "How It Started/How It's Going." I mined a journal I kept when I was 13 to write I THINK I THINK A LOT, so many of the worries I had are worries the character in the book struggles with.
#ocdawarenessweek #ocd
@joseebisaillon.bsky.social @freespiritbooks.bsky.social
I can't wait for you to join her on her journey through best-friendship, romance with the "basically perfect" MMC Levi (He's not actually perfect, don't worry!), and #OCD diagnosis. Beth's path to not only finding, but also accepting, herself is one that has changed me as an author.
Compulsions aren't just physical. Mental review, counting, & checking are part of the loop too.
This OCD Awareness Week (Oct 11–17), learn more about different compulsions and receive support at iocdf.org/ocdweek 🩵
#OCDWeek #IOCDF #OCDAwareness #ocdxyz #ocd #erp #thatsocd #iocdfadvocate
“No matter how hard therapy is, it's a lot easier than living with OCD, so it's worth doing.”
👉 Watch the full video on ACAMH Learn
#ChildMentalHealth #OCD #ObsessiveCompulsiveAndRelatedDisorders
While severe cases of OCD can cause immense suffering, taking an evolutionary lens reveals how underlying traits—like hypervigilance, checking, and hygiene—may have once provided vital survival advantages for both individuals and the group.
Newly Updated!
22 OCD Characters in Children’s and Young Adult Books
buff.ly/IXsxTHK via @pragmaticmom
💥 Safe, Less Difficult & Traumatic Withdrawal From SSRIs Is Critical ⚡
Psychiatry relies heavily on these effective agents; helping patients come off them smoothly should be part of the protocol. 👈 #depression #OCD #anxiety #PTSD #psychopharmacology #sideeffects
OCD isn't just one thing. This OCD Awareness Week (Oct 11–17), learn about and explore the full spectrum of related disorders & find support at iocdf.org/ocdweek 🩵
#OCDWeek #IOCDF #OCDAwareness #ocdxyz #ocd #erp #thatsocd #iocdfadvocate
How different brains work
buff.ly/zvVydv2 via A Kid's Book A Day
https://theconversation.com/how-dyspraxia-can-exhaust-children-and-exclude-them-from-social-activities-293151. Dyspraxia is, I'm sure, exhausting for #children. The combination of #dyspraxia & #OCD is even more exhausting for #adults, as I can tell you from #personal #experience. In fact, it's […]
#ocd My research this weekend indicates my new issue is probably a tic rather than a compulsion, which seems worth bringing to my doctor, but thinking/talking about it makes it worse while not thinking/talking about it helps, so maybe the trick is to pretend it doesn't exist and then it goes away?
Hey everyone! I will be walking the One Million Steps for OCD fundraiser again this year! It would mean the world to me if you could share this or donate to help OCD awareness!
DONATE: support.iocdf.org/fundraiser/7...
Thank you so much!!
#OCD #OCDawareness
We’re excited to invite you to Stanford’s 2026 OCD Awareness Event!
Join us Oct. 19 for an evening of connection, education, and hope featuring OCD neuroscience, individuals with lived experience, novel treatments, and a dinner reception.
#OCD @umarchatterjee.bsky.social
Dr. Eric Storch debunks common misconceptions about obsessive compulsive disorder and clears up misinformation about the diagnosis. https://bit.ly/3W15fVO #OCD #InternationalOCDAwarenessWeek