OCD Articles

Teen Feels “Different”

By Dr. Marie Hartwell-Walker on Wednesday, January 4th, 2012
I am 14 years old, I am female, and I have known I was different ever since I was about seven years old. When I was seven, these "voices" started talking in my head. I didn't know any different, but what they were saying scared ...
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OCD or Schizophrenia?

By Kristina Randle, Ph.D., LCSW on Sunday, December 18th, 2011
Hello, I have never had a formal diagnosis however over the past 13months I have been dealing with OCD (I believe). I had some issues when I was younger with OCD symptoms (checking etc) however it went away and has remained dormant for ...
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Anxiety & Control Issues

By Kristina Randle, Ph.D., LCSW on Tuesday, December 6th, 2011
I have been dealing with anxiety for probably 15 years. I have little or no depression associated with this. I have an extreme need to control things and fix things. I can't stand things being wrong or not done. It helps me at work ...
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Do I Have OCD or Perfectionism?

By Dr. Marie Hartwell-Walker on Sunday, December 4th, 2011
Hello there. A few months ago I completed about a year of cognitive therapy with a focus on anxiety and panic, although I initially started going to get help with irritability. I never really felt like we focused on that much, but late in the ...
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My Husband Needs Help To Stop Thinking about Another Girl

By Dr. Marie Hartwell-Walker on Sunday, November 20th, 2011
My husband of 20 years has obsessive thoughts about a girl who was his friend from his past. How can he rid them? A: The first question is whether he wants to be rid of them. I'm always concerned when someone other than the ...
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Fiance Has Issue with the Concept of Time

By Dr. Marie Hartwell-Walker on Friday, November 4th, 2011
My fiance cares a lot about time. He always times himself doing tasks, is always on time, etc. I feel like there is a problem with it now because he is timing what I do. The other day, we got into an argument because ...
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Psychosis? Anxiety?

By Kristina Randle, Ph.D., LCSW on Tuesday, October 4th, 2011
Hi I am 26 year old female I ever had any issues of any kind with any mental illnesses before July. Well In that month I was dealing with family issues and pressure be it that my family whom I do not live with anymore ...
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If a note doesn’t look right, I have to rip it up

By Dr. Marie Hartwell-Walker on Monday, September 19th, 2011
I am currently going to college and have had this problem ever since I can remember. I will sit to take notes or write a letter and will put the pen or pencil to the page and if it doesn't look right I will rip ...
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Constant Focus on Eye Blinking

By Kristina Randle, Ph.D., LCSW on Wednesday, September 7th, 2011
Hi! My name is Emily. I have something to ask you, and if you could take the time to respond I would realllly appreciate it! Ok well here it is... It sounds really bizarre, I know.. but the problem is, I'm constantly aware of my ...
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Obsessive And Intrusive Thoughts About My Girlfriend

By Kristina Randle, Ph.D., LCSW on Tuesday, September 6th, 2011
Hello, I am from Mauritius and I am currently having an issue which is becoming harder and harder to manage... I have a fiancee and we both love each other immensely.. but recently, I am having some quite disturbing and intrusive thoughts about her of ...
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Foot fetish out of control

By Daniel J. Tomasulo, PhD, TEP, MFA on Monday, August 29th, 2011
When I was 13, a friend of my mom's molested me and introduced me into the world of foot fetishism. She used her feet on me while wearing high-heeled mules until I climaxed and it stuck with me. I had it under control until 2 ...
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I can’t trust my boyfriend

By Daniel J. Tomasulo, PhD, TEP, MFA on Saturday, August 27th, 2011
I can't trust my boyfriend of 15months. He has never given me reason to not trust him except when I first met him he had an issue with drugs which he tried to conquer himself without help. I found out and we tackled it ...
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