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Everyone Loses Lucas* regularly expressed frustration about his parents’ “nagging” him. Though he is a young adult, he lives out home and is mostly dependent on his parents for all essentials.  He gave permission to involve his parents in treatment, which is ideal in many cases. It was frustrating for his compulsions to impair his […]

Medications for OCD are often straightforward.  Usually, they involve SSRIs at often double the dosing compared to treating anxiety and depression.  No one thing is known to cure OCD.  The average adult sees a maximum 40-60% improvement in symptoms (which by the way, is less on average than the therapy, Exposure and Response Prevention, or […]

Sitting at the Annual International OCD Foundation’s (IOCDF) OCDCon2022, I am struck by the power of connection.  The conference is really strange- in a good way.  As my family and I reflected on it, we all noted the unique nature of bringing together professionals and researchers with sufferers, family members, siblings, youth, young adults, parents, […]

Over a year in the making, the International OCD Foundation (IOCDF) launched its Faith & OCD Resource Center.  I have had the privilege to serve on the Task Force and to be a regular contributor to this and the Annual OCD & Faith Conference.  While many of my readers most certainly know of the specific […]

Join me for a FREE Live stream with all questions allowed!  I will be using the highly respected presentation created and given prior by Dr. Ted Witzig, who has graciously allowed its reproduction.  We’ll cover all things OCD, scrupulosity, faith integration with treatment, and 10 differences between Healthy Faith and OCD. Who: Me!  Justin K. […]

OCD and Anxiety are difficult foes when it comes to change.  Part of the problem with these disorders is that those who are not yet in recovery have developed often elaborate systems to prevent and escape from their distress.  While this may provide immediate relief momentarily, it serves to reinforce that we might only be […]