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Does OCD Get Worse Before It Gets Better?
Dear GoodTherapy.org, I have bad OCD. Fear of germs, obsessive and anxious thoughts, needing things to always be perfect and orderly—you name the symptom, I’m pretty sure I have it. Before ... Read More
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Top 10 Myths: A Guide to Everything OCD Is Not
“I need to go organize my planner. I’m so OCD.” “I’m obsessed with color-coding my pens and ordering my books by size and color. That’s my inner OCD talking.” OCD, short for ... Read More
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What Mother’s Day Means for Mental Health
The month of May. Tulips and daffodils remind us that spring is a time for growth and change. May is not only Mental Health Awareness Month, it is also the month in which many celebrate ... Read More
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When Mother’s Day Is Hard to Celebrate
Mother’s Day is observed on the second Sunday in May. Greeting card stores and flower shops go to great lengths to remind customers that many people have, or have had, mothers to celebrate. ... Read More
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How Relational Trauma Can Affect the Trust-Building Process
Therapists used to reserve the term “trauma” to describe events like war, rape, and life-threatening experiences. We now recognize that people can have similar responses to relational ... Read More
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Help! My Partner Doesn’t Like to Be Touched
Dear GoodTherapy.org, Have you ever dealt with couples where one partner had issues with being touched? That’s the situation I am in now. I have been seeing a guy for about eight ... Read More
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Common Questions Asked by People Healing from Narcissistic Abuse
I work daily with people who have experienced narcissistic abuse. Some grew up in a household with a narcissistic parent. Others are married to someone with narcissism. Still others may ... Read More
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‘Reviving Ophelia’ and Supporting Our Teens: A GoodTherapy.org Review
In the bestselling book Reviving Ophelia: Saving the Selves of Adolescent Girls, Dr. Mary Pipher discusses the negative impact adolescence can have on young women. She observes that before ... Read More
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Workplace Grief and Loss: Coping with the Death of a Coworker
Most of us work for most of our lives. The relationships we develop through our work take up a lot of our time and emotional resources. Even though these are almost universal truths, we ... Read More
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7 Ways to Succeed at Couples Therapy
Are you feeling hopeless about your relationship? Has your marriage devolved into a manipulative game of tit for tat? Or perhaps you’ve both withdrawn and haven’t had a meaningful exchange ... Read More
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3 Ways to Build Connection in First Responder Relationships
First responders are our heroes. They are our police, firefighters, and emergency medical service providers. They are the first to respond to people in need, the first to go into places ... Read More
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7 Things to Consider Before Opening Your Relationship
People choose to open their relationships for many reasons, and there are many ways to do it. From swinging to polyamory and everything in between, each couple venturing outside the bounds ... Read More
