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Stay informed about OCD and related conditions with news and updates from clinical experts. Scientific information, evidence-based treatments, and more.


Emetophobia: The Fear of Vomiting and How Far It Shrinks Daily Life
Emetophobia is a specific phobia of vomiting, not squeamishness. What it costs day to day, how it differs from OCD, and what treatment involves.

Kiesa Kelly
3 days ago15 min read


Teen OCD Therapy Cost in Tennessee: What Actually Determines Your Bill
No one can quote a flat price for teen OCD therapy in Tennessee. Four things set your bill — the rate, your network, your deductible, and your plan type.

Ryan Burns
4 days ago14 min read


What to Expect from Teen OCD Therapy
Teen OCD therapy is not adult ERP scaled down. What happens in sessions, the parent's role, reducing family accommodation, and school support.

Kiesa Kelly
5 days ago13 min read


I-CBT for OCD in Nashville: What to Ask About Cost and Coverage
Starting I-CBT for OCD in Nashville? What to ask about cost, out-of-network benefits, and your right to a written estimate before you begin.

Ryan Burns
Aug 3113 min read


Why OCD Gets Worse Before Your Period: The Luteal Phase
Why OCD symptoms spike before your period, how premenstrual exacerbation differs from PMDD, and what the evidence does and does not say about ERP.

Kiesa Kelly
Aug 2512 min read


I-CBT for Intrusive Thoughts About Your Baby: What Treatment Actually Involves
Intrusive thoughts about your baby are common and treatable. What I-CBT for perinatal OCD actually involves, and how telehealth works in Tennessee.

Kiesa Kelly
Aug 2313 min read


What to Expect from I-CBT for Perfectionism
Inference-based CBT for perfectionism, step by step: who it fits, what happens in sessions, how long a course runs, and how to tell if it is working.

Kiesa Kelly
Aug 2213 min read


How Much Does ERP Therapy for OCD Cost?
ERP therapy costs for OCD, explained: per-session prices, insurance basics, superbill reimbursement, and the real math on a full 12-20 session course.

Ryan Burns
Jul 3013 min read


ROCD or a Genuinely Wrong Relationship? How Clinicians Tell the Difference
ROCD or a genuinely wrong relationship? How clinicians tell intrusive OCD doubt from true incompatibility, plus OCD therapy in Tennessee.

Kiesa Kelly
Jul 2414 min read


Responsibility OCD: The Fear of Causing Harm & What Helps
Responsibility OCD centers on checking and an inflated fear of causing harm through negligence. Learn the signs, the science, and what helps.

Kiesa Kelly
Jul 1811 min read


Free OCD Test: What Online OCD Screeners Can (and Can't) Tell You
A free OCD test like the DOCS can flag a pattern, but it isn't a diagnosis. Learn what online OCD screeners can and can't tell you, and what to do next.

Ryan Burns
Jul 189 min read


"Just Right" OCD: Symmetry, Ordering, and the Need for Completeness
'Just right' OCD centers on symmetry, ordering, and a felt need for completeness, not perfectionism. Learn the signs, how it differs, and what helps.

Kiesa Kelly
Jul 1811 min read


DOCS vs. Y-BOCS: How the Two Main OCD Measures Differ (and Which You Might See)
DOCS or Y-BOCS? See how the two main OCD measures differ — self-report vs. clinician-rated, dimensional vs. severity — and which one your score reflects.

Kiesa Kelly
Jul 1810 min read


Contamination OCD: When Fear of Germs, Dirt, or Feeling "Unclean" Takes Over
Contamination OCD is more than a fear of germs. Learn the signs, how it maps to the DOCS, and how ERP and I-CBT help — with honest, compassionate care.

Kiesa Kelly
Jul 1810 min read


DOCS Scoring: What Your Dimensional Obsessive-Compulsive Scale Results Mean
Just took the DOCS? Learn what your total and four dimension scores mean, how the 18 and 21 screening cutoffs work, and what a good next step looks like.

Kiesa Kelly
Jul 1811 min read


Relationship OCD (ROCD): How to Recognize Intrusive Relationship Doubts
Last reviewed: 07/11/2026 Reviewed by: Dr. Kiesa Kelly Most people question their relationship at some point. You wonder if you are happy enough, whether your partner is right for you, or what a passing critical thought means. For many people, those questions come and go. But for some, the questions never stop. They loop, they demand an answer, and no answer holds. If relationship doubts have become constant, distressing, and impossible to reason your way out of, you may be d

Kiesa Kelly
Jul 1113 min read


False Memory OCD: When You Can't Trust Your Own Memory (and How I-CBT Helps)
False memory OCD makes you doubt your own memory. Learn how inference-based CBT (I-CBT) targets the doubt, with OCD-trained care across Tennessee.

Kiesa Kelly
Jul 1011 min read


Existential OCD: Obsessing Over Reality, Meaning, and Existence (and How I-CBT Helps)
Existential OCD traps you in loops about reality and meaning. Learn how I-CBT targets the doubt, not the questions, with OCD care in Tennessee.

Kiesa Kelly
Jul 1010 min read


Perfectionism OCD: When "It Has to Be Right" Becomes a Compulsion (and How I-CBT Helps)
When perfectionism becomes a compulsion, good enough feels impossible. Learn how I-CBT targets perfectionism OCD, with OCD-trained care in Tennessee.

Kiesa Kelly
Jul 1010 min read


ROCD Doubt Cycle: Why Relationship Doubts Keep Coming Back
ROCD keeps relationship doubts coming back because every attempt to resolve the doubt reinforces it. Learn the doubt-and-compulsion cycle and how ERP breaks it by building tolerance for uncertainty.

Kiesa Kelly
Jul 113 min read
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