WHEN OCD BECOMES AN ATTACK ON IDENTITY
Many people think OCD is about fear. But for some, the real question isn’t what if something bad happens? It’s what if the thoughts mean something about who I am?
Why OCD Treatment Targets the System, Not the Thought
Most people assume the goal is to resolve a distressing thought. In OCD, that instinct is the problem. This article explains how the disorder is maintained by a reinforcement loop and why treatment targets the system, not the thought.
When OCD Blocks Trauma Processing
Trauma therapy doesn’t always fail because the therapy was wrong. Sometimes it’s because something else is running in the background—quietly interrupting the process every time it gets close to the heat.