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The Siggy Blog
Expert articles on medications, conditions, and the future of mental healthcare, from the team building it.
Checking OCD: When Rechecking the Stove Takes Over Your Day
Checking OCD keeps you going back to the stove, the lock, or the email. Learn why checking feeds doubt, how ERP breaks the loop, and where medication fits.
Everyone Has Intrusive Thoughts. Here's When They Need Treatment
Intrusive thoughts are nearly universal. Learn why some get stuck, how to tell them apart from OCD or trauma, and which treatments help when they take over.
Responsibility OCD: When You Feel Accountable for Everything
Responsibility OCD makes every possible harm feel like yours to prevent. Learn the signs, why inflated responsibility drives checking, and how ERP helps.
Somatic OCD: When You Cannot Stop Noticing Your Own Breathing
Somatic OCD locks your attention onto breathing, blinking, or swallowing. Learn why checking keeps the loop going and how ERP helps the awareness fade.
Contamination OCD: Symptoms and What Actually Treats It
Contamination OCD is more than a fear of germs. Here's how it's diagnosed, why ERP works, and where medication fits into real treatment.
Exposure Therapy for Anxiety and OCD: What to Expect
Exposure and response prevention is the first-line psychotherapy for OCD and one of the most effective tools for anxiety disorders. Here is what a course actually looks like.
Can OCD Go Away on Its Own? Waiting Usually Makes It Harder to Treat
Only about 4% of people with untreated OCD remitted within a few months in clinical trials. Learn why OCD rarely fades alone and how treatment changes the odds.
OCD and Relationships: When Doubt Won't Leave Love Alone
Relationship OCD fills love with doubts you can't shake. Learn how ROCD differs from normal doubt, why reassurance backfires, and how ERP and SSRIs help.
How to Stop OCD Thoughts When Fighting Them Makes Them Louder
Pushing OCD thoughts away makes them louder. Learn why suppression backfires, what to do in the moment, and how ERP, ACT, and SSRIs help you move forward.
How to Treat OCD: The Most Effective Therapy Is the One Most People Never Get
OCD is very treatable, yet few people get OCD-specific care. Learn how ERP and SSRIs work, how to spot real ERP, and what to do if treatment stalls.
Online OCD Treatment: What Evidence-Based Care Looks Like Remotely
ERP therapy for OCD works remotely. Here is what the research says about outcomes, what to expect in online sessions, and how to find care that actually treats OCD.