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PTSD vs Trauma: What’s the Difference?
Not all trauma is PTSD, and it can be tricky to tell these two apart. Knowing what's different for PTSD vs Trauma can make a big difference.
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How PTSD Therapy Works: A Complete Guide
It's important to make sure that the PTSD therapy you choose is evidence-based, proven to work, and can bring you relief quickly.
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The Role of Family Support in OCD Recovery
How families act towards someone with OCD can either make treatment much easier, or make symptoms harder to manage.
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Managing OCD with Vitamins and Supplements: A Deep Dive
While less popular than medications, there are some supplements that have strong evidence to support their use in managing OCD symptoms.
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Medication and Therapy: Best Practices in OCD Treatment
Combining medication and therapy is one of the best ways to treat OCD. Finding the right medication for OCD can sometimes take a few tries.
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How OCD Therapy Works
If you or someone you love is dealing with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), you’ve probably heard about therapy as a potential...
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Sexual OCD
Sexual OCD is one of the most distressing forms of OCD, and can be misdiagnosed or missed completely by some therapists. The good news: it's very treatable.
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Contamination OCD and Cleanliness OCD
Contamination OCD and Cleanliness OCD can become all-consuming and control every aspect of your life. But there are treatments that are proven to work for these forms of OCD.
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5 min read


Just Right OCD
Just Right OCD is hard to recognize, but can feel agonizing for the person living with it. Whether it involves symmetry, writing, tapping, or something else, it can be treated.
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5 min read


Scrupulosity OCD: Hard to Recognize
Scrupulosity OCD is one of the hardest forms of OCD to recognize, often going misdiagnosed by mental health professionals and mistreated by family members.
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PTSD and C-PTSD: What Is the Difference and How Can Therapy Help?
Learn the key differences between PTSD and Complex PTSD, and how trauma-informed therapy can support lasting healing and emotional resilience.
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PTSD in Veterans: Treatment Options and Challenges
PTSD diagnoses are on the rise in veterans, and many of them struggle to find a trained therapist who knows how to help them.
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Childhood Trauma and PTSD: What You Need to Know
The link between childhood trauma and PTSD is complex, with not everyone who experiences childhood trauma going on to develop PTSD.
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PTSD Triggers: How to Recognize and Manage Them
Managing PTSD triggers can involve a combination of at-home strategies, professional help, and even certain types of physical exercise.
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How PTSD Affects Relationships and What To Do
An unfortunate side effect of PTSD is often the stress that it puts on relationships. Understanding how this happens is key to recovery.
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PTSD and Anxiety: How They're Connected and How to Manage Both
While PTSD and anxiety share some symptoms, they are distinctly different. Fortunately, treating one can lead to significant improvements.
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Managing PTSD Symptoms at Home
Not everyone dealing with PTSD symptoms needs to go to therapy - sometimes, the right PTSD coping strategies can be practiced at home.
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Telehealth PTSD Therapy: Everything You Should Know
Telehealth PTSD therapy is surprisingly effective at treating PTSD, and has been proven to work in clinical trials of PTSD treatments.
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What is PTSD? Symptoms, Causes, and Treatment
Understanding PTSD and its symptoms, causes, and treatments can be confusing, so we wrote an all-in-one article to walk you through it.
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Myths and Facts About OCD: Debunking Common Misconceptions
OCD is one of the most misunderstood mental health disorders, with countless myths in pop-culture and everyday life.
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