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Do you have Hoard and Clutter Syndrome?
Is the clutter out of control in your life? Do you save everything even when you have no use for it? Find out more about why you may do this and what you can do about it.
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Obsessive-Compulsive Foundation Sponsors Lobbying Effort
The Obsessive-Compulsive Foundation will be organizing a lobbying effort Friday, July 9 prior to the official start of their anual conference. Find out how to get involved.
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Compulsive Embellishers
Some people seem to lie automatically, but they also seem to do it without intending to lie, which poses some interesting questions.
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Compulsive Overeating
The urge is stronger than any other: you must eat. But with each mouthful, the desire to stuff yourself with more food becomes stronger.
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Compulsive Personality
Obsessive-Compulsives are constantly drawing up and dreaming up lists, rules, orders, rituals, and organizational schemes.
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Coping with Compulsive Overeating
The compulsive overeater, or binge-eater, finds themselves using food as an addictive substance. Just like some people abuse alcohol, drugs or gambling, the compulsive overeater abuses food.
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Help for Compulsive Shoppers
How much is too much spending? When is it out of control? Find out if you have a spending addiction and how you can begin to recover.
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Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder can be a challenging mental illness to deal with in children. Understanding causes, symptoms and modes of treatment helps parents cope.
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Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
If you suspect you have elements of obsessive compulsive disorder, read on and then see a doctor to verify your diagnosis and get treatment.
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Obsessive-Compulsive Foundation Holds Annual Conference
The National Obsessive-Compulsive Foundation will hold its annual conference in Washington, D.C. July 9-11. See you there!
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Obsessive-Compulsive Traits
Feelings of anxiety are a huge part of obsessive-compulsive disorder, which is an anxiety disorder best treated by a combination of therapies.
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ADHD and Tourette's Syndrome
Tourette's Syndrome and ADHD many times seem to go hand in hand. We can find out more about Tourette's in this article
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Advocacy -- What Can We Do?
What can one person do to reduce the stigma associated with mental illness and make mental health care more available in our society?
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Again and Again – A Website Review
Again and Again is a great resource for information about OCD. I especially liked the humor section
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Appalling Ad
Advertisers create ad campaigns to attract our attention- but some grab mine the wrong way.
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Biblical Advice About Anxiety
Even if you are not a Christian, you can gain insight into dealing with anxiety from the Bible.
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Childhood Mental Health
Article about the affects of anxiety disorders, the most common mental health issue, the symptoms, how parents can help, and how they can get the treatment they need.
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Finding Support in the Struggle with OCD
Find support from others who struggle with OCD. If it is not available locally, find help on the Internet.
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Is Recovery Possible?
There are two distinct viewpoints: those that believe recovery from an eating disorder is not possible, and those that believe it is. My opinion is that of the latter.
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Night Eating Syndrome
Night Eating Syndrome is categorized as individuals who don't eat early in the day, often skipping breakfast altogether.
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OCD and Church, Part I
How can pastors and church leaders reach out to people with OCD? The author shares how OCD affected her church life.
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OCD and Church, Part II
How can pastors and church leaders reach out to people with OCD? The author offers suggestions.
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OCD and Guilt
OCD means having unwanted, intrusive thoughts. They just pop into your head, unwelcome and uninvited. How can that be a sin? How can you have guilt for something for which you have no control?
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OCD and the Christian – A Website Review
Yes, Christians can have OCD too. This website gives support to Christians fighting to break free from obsessive-compulsive disorder.
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OCD and the Family, Part I
OCD affects the entire family. How can we support each other in the struggle against the disorder?
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OCD and the Family, Part II
How can family members help their loved ones struggling with OCD? Support is needed, but the right kind of support. Read what you can do to help.
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OCD Linked to Strep Throat
PANDAS, an acronym for the illness, can develop suddenly as symptoms of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), Tourette's syndrome, or nervous tics after a strep infection.
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OCD's Related Disorders
Several disorders seem to be related to OCD. We call them OC spectrum disorders.
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Online Support
Where on the web can you find online support.
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Overcoming
N. wrote to me. It was such an inspiring letter, I asked if I could share it with my readers.
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Praise God and Pass the Prozac!
S. credits recommitting to his faith as the key to maximizing the effects of Prozac and CBT
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The Breast Implant Myth
A hoax is being played on hundreds of people who are signing up on-line for a card that offers free breast implants and points towards lip injections for every friend you
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The Cause of Eating Disorders
The root causes of Eating Disorders are complex and still being debated.
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Things to Help Prevent a Binge
Sometimes the urge to binge is so strong that it feels as though no force could prevent it from happening.
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Tourette Syndrome's Relatives
Tourette's is an impulse disorder. Attention-deficit disorder and obsessive-compulsive syndrome are closely related and can coexist in a Tourette's patient.
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Treating OCD with Antidepressants
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) can be treated effectively with antidepressants for many patients.
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Video Game Addiction Clinic
Twitching because there's no controller in your hand? Traditional addiction clinics might not be able to help, but a centre in Amsterdam now has help for game addicts.
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What Causes Eating Disorders
The root causes of Eating Disorders are complex and still being debated.
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What Does Co-dependency Mean?
Does your behavior consistently indicate co-dependency? Find out what co-dependency looks and sounds like. Try it on for size for yourself!
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What Is a Personality Disorder?
Personality disorders are not as uncommon as you may think. As many as 15 percent of U.S. adults have one or more of these maladaptive mental illnesses.
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Anorexic Women
Lauren Greenfield continues her study of women with eating disorders
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Binge Eating
Binging has become a common behavior in our modern world
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Body Dysmorphic Disorder Research
Americans have been seeking nip and tuck cosmetic plastic surgery and breast implants to quell obsession
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Canine Spas
Canine spas offer more than pampering. Canine spas provide treatments such as hydrotherapy that reduce pain and inflammation and improve mobility and range of motion.
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Chronic Dieting Can Be Dangerous
When your life revolves around a strict meal plan, it can easily slip from a healthy intention to an obsession.
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College and Eating Disorders
If you or someone you care about has an eating disorder, help is available! Here's an informative interview about college students, eating disorders, and how to help.
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