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  • Are Anxiety and OCD the Same Thing?

    Anxiety and OCD Exposed
    Charles H. Elliott, Ph.D.
    8 May 2012 | 11:30 am
    Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) involves feelings, thoughts and behaviors. For the vast majority of people with OCD, the feeling of anxiety stands out as prominent. For example, a man with OCD might have an obsessive thought that a doorknob is contaminated and the thought of touching the doorknob causes him great anxiety. He takes a spray bottle of disinfectant and sprays the doorknob, which decreases his decreases. Then he reaches for a Kleenex to give him a barrier from any possible remaining germs. He feels relieved. And that momentary relief feels pretty good; well, that is until the…

  • OCD Microwave

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    camiam321
    19 Apr 2012 | 5:44 pm
    I've always felt that, of all the household appliances, the microwave would be most likely to develop mental disorders.

  • iDisorder - a book about our obsession with technology

    Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder News
    15 May 2012 | 8:52 am
    Larry D. Rosen, a California psychologist, is less concerned with techno-boorishness than with the very real possibility that all these new personal gadgets may be making some of us mentally ill - especially those who are prone to narcissism, for example, or to depression or obsessive-compulsive disorder .

  • Study: Those with depression at higher risk of sleepwalking

    Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder News
    15 May 2012 | 1:18 am
    The Tigers scored three in the first and two in the third, countering a two-run home run by Adam... Sophia is the new most popular baby name for girls, while Jacob is the top name for boys for the... About 8.5 million adults in the USA have experienced nighttime wanderings, and those with sleep apneas, psychiatric disorders, depression or obsessive ... (more)

  • The Oxymoronic OCD Driver

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    Brooke
    18 Apr 2012 | 1:57 pm
    This is ALL based on ME and MY OCD experiences while Driving: To do list to successfully make it from Point A to Point B in a moving vehicle under your control: (1) Determine you need to go somewhere. (2) Think about all the reasons you need to go somewhere and if you really could get out of not going. (3) Convince someone to drive you… FAIL. (4) Layout the whole driving path in your mind. Think about why car crashes happen. Its because people are not focused enough on what they are doing. Focus in your mind on the task at hand. (5) Grab the keys and start to freak out.
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    "OCD" OR "Obsessive Compulsive Disorder" - Google News

  • What OCD Looks Like: Micro-Collages Made From Thousands Of Paper Bits - Co.Design

    16 May 2012 | 7:14 am
    Co.DesignWhat OCD Looks Like: Micro-Collages Made From Thousands Of Paper BitsCo.DesignKeun Young Park finely textured collages approach the veracity of photographs. As they should, since that's exactly what they were before the artist saturated them in color and ripped them into thousands of pieces, only to painstakingly reconstitute

  • Obsessing About Your Body - PsychCentral.com (blog)

    15 May 2012 | 6:19 pm
    Obsessing About Your BodyPsychCentral.com (blog)If you think that BDD sounds a lot like obsessive compulsive disorder, you're right. BDD has a lot in common with OCD. However, there are a few differences. For example, unlike OCD, those with BDD are more often depressed; they often have less insight

  • Sleepwalking Linked to Depression, OCD, and Hilarious Sandwiches - Jezebel

    15 May 2012 | 10:24 am
    Sleepwalking Linked to Depression, OCD, and Hilarious SandwichesJezebelAnd adding to the anti-hilarity, a new study suggests that depression and OCD might be major factors in nighttime wanderings. People with depression were 3.5 times more likely to sleepwalk and those with obsessive compulsive disorder were four times

  • Cadillac ATS May Be Lightest In Its Segment - Motorward

    15 May 2012 | 5:05 am
    MotorwardCadillac ATS May Be Lightest In Its SegmentMotorwardCadillac's quest to make the new ATS sports sedan a formidable rival for the BMW 3 Series is turning into a severe case of OCD. We knew they've been testing the car over and over at the Nurburgring, but as we get closer to the car's launch in summer, and more »

  • Almost 1 in 3 in US have sleepwalked: study - Reuters

    14 May 2012 | 3:10 pm
    CBC.caAlmost 1 in 3 in US have sleepwalked: studyReutersThe study, published Monday in the journal Neurology, also suggests that other sleep disorders, severe depression and obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) -- among other things -- are linked to an increased chance of sleepwalking.Sleepwalking rates in US much higher than expectedFox NewsSleepwalking in Adults More Common Than ThoughtOccupational Health and SafetyLifetime Prevalence of Sleepwalking Almost 30%MedscapeDiscovery News -USA TODAYall 230 news articles »
 
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  • Alternative Therapies for OCD

    15 May 2012 | 10:00 am
    Have you ever heard someone joke about having obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) after washing their hands frequently or checking multiple times to make sure they turned off the oven? Many people may not know that symptoms can be extremely serious and debilitating for some individuals. read more (Source: Psychology Today Anxiety Center)MedWorm Sponsor Message: Have a look at The Psychiatry Daily, the new psychiatry portal powered by MedWorm, with all the latest psychiatry news and research updated daily.

  • Prevalence and comorbidity of nocturnal wandering in the US adult general population

    13 May 2012 | 10:00 pm
    Conclusions: With a rate of 29.2%, lifetime prevalence of NW is high. SSRIs were associated with an increased risk of NW. However, these medications appear to precipitate events in individuals with a prior history of NW. Furthermore, MDD and OCD were associated with significantly greater risk of NW, and this was not due to the use of psychotropic medication. These psychiatric associations imply an increased risk due to sleep disturbance. (Source: Neurology)

  • Things to Consider When Choosing a Residential Treatment Program for OCD

    11 May 2012 | 12:21 pm
    I’ve written before about my son Dan’s stay at an intensive residential program for OCD sufferers; it was a mixed blessing. One of our main frustrations with the program stemmed from the way my husband and I were regarded by the staff. For reasons that are still not completely clear to me, they saw us as overbearing, controlling parents, and instead of encouraging Dan to include us in the major decisions regarding how he should proceed with his life, they discouraged him from consulting with us at all. Though this part of Dan’s journey occurred almost four years ago, I think about it…

  • Assessment and Medication Management of Paediatric Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

    11 May 2012 | 3:43 am
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  • TV's hoarders show us the dark side of consumerism | Suzanne Moore

    9 May 2012 | 1:00 pm
    The stories in TV programmes such as Britain's Biggest Hoarders fascinate us because we glimpse ourselves in themHello, my name is Suzanne and I have a broken blender at the back of my cupboard. In fact, more than one. And an old kettle that could be useful for someone, surely? My friend – who, like me, is totally normal – has stopped herself buying a fifth sewing machine; a neighbour has racks of clothes she has not worn for 20 years. Vintage, right? We are just waste not, want not. Not like those people on programmes such as The Hoarder Next Door, for these people are unwell. They…
 
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    A PURPLE SHADE OF BLACK

  • BRAINS.....

    23 Apr 2012 | 6:42 pm
    I am still not where I want to be.I have worked my butt off just to get this far.It's not enough.I want more.My life is far from the dreams I once had as a little girl. So. Freakin. Far. Off.I wanted to be a rock star, or an architect, or an artist. But none of those dreams came true. At least not yet. And I know for sure that I will never be an architect, because I hate math and it hates me back.

  • ERGGH.

    1 Apr 2012 | 6:06 pm
    The least you could do is send me a giant jar of Vaseline.Thanks for bending me over dry.

  • I DON'T OWE YOU

    20 Mar 2012 | 5:22 am
    Laugh, cry or scream? Over the past couple of weeks I feel like I have been taken advantage of, walked on, and drug behind the bumper of a car by a chain. Everyone in my life feels I owe them something. I OWE them....Oh gee, your house is for sale so I am the one who needs to buy it? Really? I hate your house. The kitchen is tiny and all your carpets are old and smell like dog poop. Not to mention there aren't enough bedrooms and it's on a busy street where I don't want to live. I apologize. I'm also sorry I didn't want to buy any of your fake crappy jewelry at Christmas. I don't wear…

  • GONE TO SHIT....

    11 Feb 2012 | 6:26 am
    Got in a car wreck. Got the whiplash. Back hurts, missed work, but back again. Got a letter from the landlord yesterday. Of course it's a rent increase letter. Exceptin' I still don't have heat, don't have AC, bathroom is falling in again, roof leaking again, water heater falling in again.... cuz you know - floors need replaced and such - oh and the bathtub is now falling apart. I called him and asked him if he planned on fixing anything. He says: "I haven't heard from you for 2 years!" and I'm like: "You must have forgotten that last Christmas you were over here letting us know that your…

  • 21 Jan 2012 | 4:22 pm

    21 Jan 2012 | 4:22 pm
    We live in a cold dark world with venom in it's fangs.You can spit it in my face but I know I'll be okIt's on the attack. It's a war, It's a game.A ball and chain chew my arm off to get awayDon't fight, or it deny it, invite it cause when it ..Feels like a kick in the teeth, I can take it.Throw your stones and you won't see me break it.Say what you want, take your shots.You're setting me free with one more kick in the teeth(Na na na na na)Kick in the Teeth (na na na na na na)I gotta say thanks cause you kick me when im downI'm bleeding out the mouth.I hope you know I'm stronger now.I'm taking…
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  • The plight of the artist

    trcapromo
    22 Apr 2012 | 5:10 pm
    It is a commonly recognized phenomenon… That many of the most reputable artists across any number of genre have had to deal with some serious personal demons.  This notion continues to  remain as true today as it ever has. In terms of literature, we need only refer to people like Edgar Allen Poe, Sylvia Plath and Ernest Hemingway. When it comes to painting a case in point is Vincent Van Gogh. And more recently in the world of music we’ve seen the untimely demises of such talents as Michael Jackson, Amy Winehouse and Whitney Houston. For some reason many, many artists…

  • Found Poetry * "In America"

    Step On a Crack
    21 Apr 2012 | 7:23 pm
    I look at the ground while I walk. This started when I was young; I did not want to Step On any Cracks. No I did not. It was the beginning of my OCD tendencies. One of the gifts of watching the ground is that you find stuff: pennies, old playing cards, weird trash and Poems. I have found grocery lists that read the life of a stranger: “Tripe onion lard; hand soap.” Someone is making Menudo. I  found notes from one classmate to another: “I never said I ‘liked him’ liked him! You told him and you will pay.  I am not your friend anymore. Stupid Whore.” Now I…

  • Deep brain stimulation: Curious things that happen when we force electrical current in a dude's brain.

    parkadude
    20 Apr 2012 | 6:16 am
    Deep brain stimulation (DBS) is medical technique consisting of the insertion of electrodes in the patient’s brain. The electrodes provide electrical stimulation and the effects vary according to voltage, frequency and of course the area that is stimulated. Here follows a quick survey of the effects we can achieve by we force electrical current in a dude’s brain by placing a number of electrodes. This Frankenstein-like treatment… what is it for? Patients with Parkinson disease are among the most common targets of DBS, for it alleviates many of the symptoms. Other motivations…

  • OCD Microwave

    camiam321
    19 Apr 2012 | 5:44 pm
    I've always felt that, of all the household appliances, the microwave would be most likely to develop mental disorders.

  • The Oxymoronic OCD Driver

    Brooke
    18 Apr 2012 | 1:57 pm
    This is ALL based on ME and MY OCD experiences while Driving: To do list to successfully make it from Point A to Point B in a moving vehicle under your control: (1) Determine you need to go somewhere. (2) Think about all the reasons you need to go somewhere and if you really could get out of not going. (3) Convince someone to drive you… FAIL. (4) Layout the whole driving path in your mind. Think about why car crashes happen. Its because people are not focused enough on what they are doing. Focus in your mind on the task at hand. (5) Grab the keys and start to freak out.
 
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    Anxiety and OCD Exposed

  • Obsessing About Your Body

    Charles H. Elliott, Ph.D.
    15 May 2012 | 5:34 pm
    Most people can find one thing or another that they don’t like about their bodies. For example, maybe you feel you have a few unwanted pounds, perhaps you don’t like the size or the shape of your nose, or maybe you struggle to deal with your complexion. If so, your concerns fall within a normal range. There’s no reason to think you have a serious problem. In fact, if you saw your face and body as totally, wonderfully, gorgeous and without flaws, many people would think you were narcissistic. But there’s a problem called Body Dysmorphic Disorder (BDD) that takes normal, minor…

  • Through the Looking Glass: Social Anxiety and Self-Absorption

    Laura L. Smith, Ph.D.
    10 May 2012 | 11:32 am
    Mirror mirror on the wall, why is everyone always looking at me? Some people believe that others are always looking at them and judging them quite harshly. It’s like there are mirrors everywhere and they all reflect imperfections. People have social anxiety when this feeling becomes overwhelming and interferes with daily life. Symptoms of social anxiety include fears of: public speaking going to parties meeting new people speaking up to authority figures eating in pubic Anxiety in those with social phobia usually includes physical symptoms such as sweating, rapid heart rate, upset…

  • Are Anxiety and OCD the Same Thing?

    Charles H. Elliott, Ph.D.
    8 May 2012 | 11:30 am
    Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) involves feelings, thoughts and behaviors. For the vast majority of people with OCD, the feeling of anxiety stands out as prominent. For example, a man with OCD might have an obsessive thought that a doorknob is contaminated and the thought of touching the doorknob causes him great anxiety. He takes a spray bottle of disinfectant and sprays the doorknob, which decreases his decreases. Then he reaches for a Kleenex to give him a barrier from any possible remaining germs. He feels relieved. And that momentary relief feels pretty good; well, that is until the…

  • The ABC’S of Behavior

    Laura L. Smith, Ph.D.
    1 May 2012 | 1:57 pm
    Most days I think about how dog training has influenced my therapeutic style. If you are a client, you have probably heard some of my favorite dog stories. I often talk about how I forgot my training and turned my dog Sadie into a frightened mess of fur whenever a thunderstorm rolled through. It was pretty cute when she was a puppy and would cuddle up next to me for protection. I’d pet her and say whatever silly dog stuff you say to your dog when she’s scared. Now, she weighs well over 60 pounds and when she gets too close between her fur, dog breath, and weight—it’s not quite as…

  • Health Anxiety

    Charles H. Elliott, Ph.D.
    23 Apr 2012 | 2:15 pm
    About ten days ago, Laura and I came down with the plague. Well, OK, not the plague. More like the flu actually. We experienced energy draining fatigue, headaches, fever, chills, a constant cough and even back pain. We spent close to two days in bed and have just now overcome our symptoms with the sole exception of a lingering, but dissipating cough. Of course we wondered if we could have done something to prevent this malady from occurring. When we saw our doctor, he suggested that we might have gotten our flu shots too early this year (apparently, they reformulate the shots as the year goes…
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    Brain Physics

  • PTSD caused by the ICU experience

    shelbydburns
    15 May 2012 | 7:56 pm
    Post-traumatic stress can happen even after a visit to the ICU. read more

  • A call to study chemicals that may cause autism

    shelbydburns
    14 May 2012 | 9:08 pm
    The highly respected journal Environmental Health Perspectives has made a call for more research into possible environmental causes of autism and other neurodevelopmental disorders and presented a lis read more

  • can i get disability for severe social anxiety

    b.werner
    14 May 2012 | 5:55 pm
    My husband and I are having major issues because I don't work, or very rarely leave the house anymore. I haven't gotten any help because I don't have insurance and I don't go anywhere. read more

  • Depression and AD connection

    shelbydburns
    13 May 2012 | 5:07 pm
    New research shows a link between people in mid-life and late-life suffering from depression and the possibility of them developing dementia. read more

  • Purpose-filled life staves off Alzheimer's

    shelbydburns
    13 May 2012 | 4:50 pm
    Having a purpose not provides fulfillment in life, but also staves off the harmful effects of plaques and tangles which come with Alzheimer’s disease. read more
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