OCD & Hormones: What Changes from Adolescence Through Perimenopause (and What Men Should Know, Too)
By Christen Sistrunk, LPC-S | Houston Center for Valued Living (Houston, TX) Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) doesn’t happen in a vacuum. For many people, shifts in reproductive and stress hormones change how loud intrusive thoughts feel and how urgent compulsions...
The Vital Role of Parents in OCD Treatment: Cheerleaders, Not Fixers
When your child is struggling with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), it can feel almost unbearable to watch. Of course you want to protect them. Of course you want to make the anxiety stop. That instinct comes from love. But when it comes to treating OCD, the most...
Quirky Kid Behaviors vs. OCD: What Parents Need to Know
If you’ve ever watched your toddler line up their toy cars in perfect rows, insist on wearing the same pair of shoes every day, or meltdown when the bedtime routine changes, you might have wondered: Is this just normal kid behavior…or something more? As parents, we...
Love, Doubt, and OCD: Understanding Relationship OCD (R-OCD)
Relationships can bring connection, joy, and fulfillment—but for individuals struggling with Relationship Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (R-OCD), relationships can also become a source of intense anxiety and self-doubt. R-OCD is a subtype of Obsessive-Compulsive...