Symptoms of OCD in Children and Teens: How to Help and Be Supportive?

Having a child or teenager with Obsessive-compulsive disorder can be challenging not only for a parent but for the entire family.

Obsessive-compulsive disorder is one of the most misunderstood mental illnesses in our society.

Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is a mental illness that commonly occurs but is still widely misunderstood.

One of the harshest truths of life is that there is so much that is beyond our control. As human beings, we associate control with power, so not feeling in control can feel incredibly disempowering and frightening.

We all feel stress in our lives to a certain degree, and all of us have felt extreme stress that has impacted us negatively at least once in our lives. While feeling stressed about something is never pleasant, there is evidence that suggests that it’s not always a bad thing.

Having a child or teenager with Obsessive-compulsive disorder can be challenging not only for a parent but for the entire family.

For someone living with a social anxiety disorder, daily life can be a constant struggle.

No matter how much we wish it wasn’t, the reality is that stress is a big part of our everyday lives. To a greater or lesser extent, we encounter stress in some form every day, whether it’s from our jobs, our children, our spouses or other relationships, our finances, or our families.

We all feel sad from time to time, but what if what you’re experiencing is something more than sadness?

According to The World Health Organization (WHO), more than a 264million people around the world suffer from major depression.

Do you feel more sad and tired during the winter months? Do your energy and enthusiasm levels begin to drop around the fall season?

Anger outbursts are extremely unpleasant. That is for the one experiencing and for the one that is observing it

Therapy for borderline personality disorder is something that many people are looking for. For a start, let’s establish what borderline personality disorder (BPD) is and then what can be done.

If you are asking yourself whether you should divorce your spouse, you are not in an easy spot.

Up until recently, most studies regarding childhood neglect focused on abuse.

One of the key symptoms of depression and anxiety is having ruminating thoughts.

Let’s start with a brief outline of what Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is and how it could help you.

If you think you might - or know someone else who may - be suffering from social anxiety, finding the answers you need may not be an easy process

Mindfulness has recently become a very accepted form of therapy for various psychological and psychiatric disorders and challenges.

When you get an ongoing sense and feeling of sadness on a regular basis, you could start asking yourself why you are so sad much of the time.

In the last couple of years in my private practice I have gotten to know this wonderful drug a little better.

As a psychotherapist, I know that a lot of people are looking for help with their low self-confidence/self-esteem

Essentially, all psychiatric and psychological distress manifest themselves in emotional dysregulation.

If you suspect that you have obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) or you have been diagnosed with OCD – then you will probably want to know what that means and what available treatments exist for OCD.

The feelings associated with low self-esteem are often depressive feelings, and at times could even develop into a proper clinical depression