11/01/2025
📣 We are honored to be featured in this article: “’Misdiagnosed, Misunderstood’: Specialists Give An Inside Look Into Living With, And Treating, OCD” by Patch.
🔗 Read it here: https://lnkd.in/emp8YXuj
• OCD is often misdiagnosed or misunderstood, and many individuals don’t even recognize the symptoms in themselves — which delays vital treatment by years.
• The experience of OCD goes far beyond cliché “germ-checking” stereotypes: it can include intrusive thoughts, taboo themes, repetitive mental loops, and behaviors we might never see.
• One key piece of healing: recognizing that thoughts are just thoughts, not facts needing action. The therapy loop many get stuck in is: obsessive thought → compulsion → temporary relief → loop restarts.
• For loved ones: Our instinct might be to reassure or check things for someone with OCD — but that often reinforces the disorder. Instead: sit with the discomfort, co-regulate, and stay present.
If you or someone in your life has endured the “hidden loop” of OCD — the shame, the secrecy, the mismatch between what people think OCD looks like and what it really looks like — I hope this piece offers insight, validation, and hope. Healing is absolutely possible, and education is a key part of that journey.
🔍 I’d love to hear your perspective:
• If you’ve had experiences (professional or personal) with OCD, what surprised you about it?
• What myths about OCD have you encountered (and what would you like to see change)?
• How can we in mental-health or allied fields better support people who’ve been mis- or under-diagnosed?
Thanks for taking a look, sharing the article if you find it helpful, and joining the conversation.
As OCD Awareness Month comes to an end, specialists dispel myths around the misunderstood disorder.
