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A specialty practice dedicated to providing state-of-the-art care for anxiety and related disorders.

10/14/2026

OCD themes like harm and sexual obsessions are often referred to as “taboo.” People with these types of OCD themes do not want to act on these thoughts. The thoughts are incredibly disturbing because they go against the value system of the person with OCD. Compulsions or rituals are then focused on trying to get rid of the disturbing thoughts, or to provide reassurance that they won’t be acted upon.

A person with harm OCD is no more likely to act on an obsessive thought than someone with contamination OCD is to contract HIV from a doorknob. Lack of understanding around the different subtypes can lead to years of delay between onset and diagnosis. The gold standard of treatment is Exposure and Response Prevention, regardless of the content.

10/12/2026

Unlike an intrusive thought that you cannot control, compulsive rumination is a non-verbal behavior seen in many different subtypes of OCD. Failing to assess for covert compulsions is one of the ways that non experts misdiagnose OCD, leading to confusion and delays in treatment.

10/11/2026

Today kicks off OCD Awareness week! This year, the focus will be on highlighting lesser known, misunderstood, and taboo forms of OCD. OCD is one of the most frequently missed and misdiagnosed mental health disorders. This leads to, on average delays of over 10 years from symptom onset to diagnosis.

10/04/2026

If you live in the Northern Hemisphere, over the next few weeks, your local therapists will be donning their cardigans. Along with cooler temperatures and changing leaves, this is one of the first signs of the changing season. If you observe quietly, you might be lucky enough to catch one mid-donning, where they spend several minutes in between clients placing the cardigan on the back of their chair and putting it back on again, unsure if it’s really cool enough to wear for a full 45 minutes.

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09/23/2026

Beliefs that emotional experiences are harmful or intolerable often lead to attempts to suppress them. The more we try to suppress our emotions, the more intense and volatile they become. This creates a self fulfilling prophecy, and can fuel an ongoing cycle of suppression and explosion. Learning to nonjudgmentally describe and accept your emotions as they come and go can help you learn to tolerate them and break the cycle.

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09/15/2026

As we continue to honor ***depreventionmonth throughout September, let’s dispel some common myths about su***de and su***de prevention. Remember, help is always available - call or text 988 to reach the national crisis hotline, or text HOME to 741741 to reach the crisis text line.

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09/04/2026

Throughout the month of September, we observe su***de prevention month. Help is available and recovery is possible! In addition to 988 - Crisis Text Line - text HOME to 741741.

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09/02/2026

A panic attack - a sudden rush of fear and anxiety, accompanied by physical symptoms such as (but not limited to) pounding heart, shortness of breath, tingling in the extremities, stomach distress, dizziness, tunnel vision, and catastrophic thinking - happens when our brains misinterpret something in our environment or in our body as threatening.

In an attempt to be helpful, it kicks off the fight, flight, or freeze response, flooding your body with adrenaline and cortisol. This would be incredibly helpful if you were, in fact, being chased by a bear, not as much when you’re responding to an email. Panic attacks are incredibly common, just about everyone will have one at some point. Panic attacks can become panic disorder when they occur frequently, and generate anxiety and fear associated with having another one. Help is available - Cognitive Behavior Therapy or CBT, is an effective treatment for panic disorder!

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08/17/2026

A compulsion that isn’t visible is still a compulsion. Compulsive rumination is a non-verbal behavior that’s often seen in obsessive compulsive disorder. While you cannot control the original intrusive thought, ruminating about it afterwards in an attempt to solve or undo it, is something that you can learn to control. A therapist who specializes in exposure and response prevention for OCD can help!

08/12/2026

Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) has many subtypes. If you can think it, it can become an OCD theme. Harm OCD is characterized by obsessions involving harming self or others. Obsessions can involve accidental or purposeful harm, and are experienced as intensely distressing. It is important to note that this is a completely distinct thought process from having a desire to harm self or others, and people with harm OCD DO NOT act on their thoughts. Those impacted develop compulsive behaviors and rumination to manage distress around the obsessions and, in their minds, to prevent harm.

It is important to seek out providers who have expertise in exposure and response prevention for OCD, as other treatments can make symptoms worse. Diagnostic confusion can also lead to treatment delays and increased shame and guilt.

The International Obsessive Compulsive Foundation - IOCDF.org is a great resource to find expert treatment near you. If you need immediate assistance, help is available 24/7 by calling 988 in the United States.

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10 Parrott Mill Road/Suite B
Chatham, NJ
07928

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+19736352444

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http://www.quietmindcbt.com/

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