OCD Articles

Depression and obsessive-compulsive disorder

By Daniel J. Tomasulo, PhD, TEP, MFA on Wednesday, July 20th, 2011
I believe my depression started when I got into high school, it hasn’t gone away and I finished it this year, I got diagnosed with depression and obsessive compulsive disorder last year. I have no interest in absolutely anything in life; I lock myself in ...
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Trichotillomania Help Requested

By Kristina Randle, Ph.D., LCSW on Saturday, July 9th, 2011
Hi, this is Malana ane im 15.. i have Trichotillomania and ive pulled from basically everywhere possible. My common spots are scalp, eyebrows, eyelashes, and pubic area. My eyelashes are gone and the majority of my eyebrows are gone too. I have two bald spots ...
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Voices a Sign of Schizophrenia?

By Kristina Randle, Ph.D., LCSW on Sunday, June 26th, 2011
I am a 22 year old woman who has dealt with mental health problems for most of her life. I was diagnosed with depression at a young age and still get depressed from time to time. My question though, is about recently problems. I have ...
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Unsure What Is Wrong

By Kristina Randle, Ph.D., LCSW on Monday, June 13th, 2011
Hello, I am unsure if I may have something wrong with me. All my life I have had difficulty dealing with people. I am going to be turning 29 next month, and I have never had a girlfriend. When I was in school it was torture, ...
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Boyfriend has been using sex dating website

By Daniel J. Tomasulo, PhD, TEP, MFA on Monday, June 6th, 2011
Hi, I'm looking for some advice please. I found out very recently that my boyfriend of a year has been texting several girls pictures of his erect penis and asking if they like/want it etc. I also discovered he has been using ...
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Sixteen and wondering if I am in a domestic mental/emotional abusive relationship

By Daniel J. Tomasulo, PhD, TEP, MFA on Thursday, May 26th, 2011
I'm sixteen. Everyone tells me this affects everything: my dad died when I was twelve. He and I had an amazing relationship, he was a great dad. Also I'm the youngest girl in my family. But right now I’m really confused about what’s going on ...
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Schizophrenia or Something Else?

By Kristina Randle, Ph.D., LCSW on Wednesday, May 25th, 2011
I know that you cannot do a diagnosis online. I am concerned i might have schizophrenia or OCD. I often talk to myself, but i do not hear voices or anything of that nature. I admit i do not have a lot of friends. I ...
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My boyfriend has general anxiety

By Daniel J. Tomasulo, PhD, TEP, MFA on Sunday, May 22nd, 2011
My boyfriend and I have been together for almost 3 years. We're going to be seniors in high school, and about 6 or 7 months ago, we, (me, my boyfriend, and his family) began to come to the conclusion that my boyfriend has an anxiety ...
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Schizophrenic or Obsessive Compulsive?

By Kristina Randle, Ph.D., LCSW on Monday, May 9th, 2011
For as long as I can remember I have always been a shy and quiet girl, but despite that I used to hate to be left alone and would always try to be around my family and friends, tagging them along wherever they went. My ...
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Is My Fear And Worry Normal?

By Julie Hanks, LCSW on Monday, April 25th, 2011
Okay, I consistently have worry.  I try to make it go away by obsessing over my smallest worries.  Because "Murphy's Law" somehow dictates to me that doing that would mean that whatever horror I think would happen, won't.  Its started consuming me to a point ...
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Overachiever But Emotionally Exhausted

By Kristina Randle, Ph.D., LCSW on Thursday, April 21st, 2011
I've been working for the same company for over 3 years. I'm good at what I do, my bosses often call me a "star" Due to my sales performance. I often make half of my stores turnover by myself, and consistently have kept up with my ...
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Transgender and Lonely

By Dr. Marie Hartwell-Walker on Sunday, April 10th, 2011
I was born with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, O.C.D. and I am also transgendered. As a result, I was a very difficult child to raise. There was constant fighting between myself and my parents. At the age of ten, I was sent ...
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