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Rebecca Voskanian remembers sitting in a high school classroom shaking uncontrollably, heart racing, with no idea why it was happening. For a while, she assumed maybe everyone felt that way and simply didn’t talk about it. This would last for years.
It wasn’t until she finally found a therapist that things began to change. Treatment gave Rebecca tools to manage her anxiety, but it also gave her the confidence to pursue a master’s degree in psychology and eventually help others facing many of the same fears she once struggled with. Looking back now, there’s one thing she wishes she could tell her teenage self: it won’t always be this way, but you have to be willing to ask for help.
At NOCD, we specialize in exposure and response prevention (ERP) therapy, the most effective treatment for OCD—a treatment that can help you live a fulfilling life. If you’re ready to take your first step, book a free 15-minute call with us at https://learn.nocd.com/YT
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When someone you care about has OCD, your instinct is to help. You reassure them, check the locks one more time, answer the same question again, or help them avoid whatever is making them anxious. It feels supportive in the moment — but those well-intentioned actions can quietly strengthen OCD instead of weakening it.
In this video, Dr. Patrick McGrath explains the difference between supporting someone with OCD and accommodating the disorder. He also shares practical ways loved ones can set healthy boundaries, respond without feeding compulsions, and become part of the recovery process instead of the OCD cycle.
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Someone with OCD can show up to work, keep up with school, maintain relationships, and appear completely fine... while still spending hours trapped in mental compulsions no one else can see. In this video, Dr. Patrick McGrath questions whether “high-functioning OCD” is even a useful label, explains how it can minimize serious internal distress, and argues that the better question is whether OCD is shrinking your life, shaping your choices, or stealing your peace—even when everything looks normal from the outside.
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When OCD symptoms suddenly get worse, it's easy to believe you've lost all the progress you've worked so hard to make. But a flare-up doesn't erase your recovery. Stress, major life changes, fatigue, and uncertainty can all make OCD louder without meaning you're back where you started. In this video, Dr. Patrick McGrath explains why OCD flare-ups are a normal part of recovery and how to respond without falling back into compulsions.
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By itself, "watching one more" episode or scrolling through social media isn't an issue. But if you're using screens to escape your own intrusive thoughts, anxiety, or uncomfortable feelings, that might be a classic OCD safety behavior. The relief feels real — but only until the screen turns off and OCD comes rushing back. In this video, Dr. Patrick McGrath explains how binge-watching and doomscrolling can become compulsive avoidance, and how to recognize when screens are helping you relax versus helping OCD stay in control.
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Dylan Mckelroy didn't become a therapist just to listen — he wanted to help people make meaningful, lasting change. After working in community mental health, he found himself searching for a more effective way to treat people, especially those struggling with OCD. That search led him to ERP, specialized training, and a completely different approach to therapy than he was accustomed to.
In this episode, Dylan shares why he left traditional talk therapy behind, what it was like learning to treat OCD from the ground up, and how seeing measurable change in people's lives reaffirmed why he became a therapist in the first place.
If you’re ready to deepen your ERP skills and work somewhere specialized OCD treatment is the focus — not an afterthought — explore joining the team at NOCD: https://learn.nocd.com/therapist_careers
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To millions online, Emilia Fart appears fearless, creative, and completely unapologetic. But behind that persona, OCD was quietly dictating her daily life. It influenced her relationships, her creative process, the way she dressed, the objects she carried, and even whether she felt able to leave the house. What looked like confidence on the outside often masked a relentless need for certainty and control.
In this episode of the Get to Know OCD podcast, Emilia shares why she hid her OCD for years, how she finally recognized the invisible compulsions shaping her life, and what changed when she stopped letting OCD make the rules. She also opens up about sobriety, marriage, perfectionism, and why real recovery came from learning to embrace discomfort instead of trying to eliminate it.
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The first instinct after an intrusive thought is usually to get rid of it. You tell yourself it isn't true. You try to prove it wrong. You replay it in your head, search for certainty, or avoid anything that might trigger it again. It feels like you're protecting yourself, but those reactions are often exactly what keeps OCD alive and thriving.
In this video, Dr. Patrick McGrath explains why some of the most common ways people respond to unwanted thoughts actually make them stronger. Instead of focusing on what you should do, he breaks down what NOT to do, including why learning to stop fighting your thoughts is one of the most important steps toward breaking the OCD cycle.
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When you have OCD, thinking can feel like the solution. You replay conversations, analyze your memories, research every possibility, and search for the one answer that will finally bring certainty. But no matter how much time you spend trying to solve it, OCD always comes back with another "what if?" In this video, Dr. Patrick McGrath explains why rumination is one of OCD's most common mental compulsions, and why in the end, you can never outthink the disorder.
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Most people know that compulsions keep OCD going. What many don't realize is that some of the behaviors feeding OCD are much harder to recognize. Rumination, avoidance, reassurance-seeking, distraction, shame, guilt, and even trying to "fix" your thoughts can all become subtle safety behaviors that strengthen the OCD cycle. In this video, Dr. Patrick McGrath explains why these hidden habits keep OCD alive and how to spot them in your own life.
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