The OCD PowerParenting Blog
I would like to nominate OCD as one of the 5 most misunderstood diagnoses in medicine.
Why do I say this?
I talk with people whose lives have been touched by OCD every day. I see the questions they ask and the beliefs they hold.
I saw what I learned about OCD in medical school.
Five years...
Do you remember the movie Wayne’s World? In one scene, Alice Copper invites Wayne and Garth to hang out with him. Our protagonists drop to their knees, saying, “We’re not worthy. We’re scum. We suck.”
That’s shame in action.
However,...
How well do you understand what day-to-day life is like for your son or daughter learning to manage Obsessive Compulsive Disorder?
Here are some things that might get in the way of your ability to put your finger on the pulse of your child's life, especially if your child first experiences...