Sep 25, 2020 | Bipolar Disorder
The Difficulty of Diagnosing Bipolar Disorder As discussed in a previous post, emotional dysregulation is frequently misdiagnosed as bipolar disorder. A bipolar II diagnosis requires at least one episode of major depression and one episode of hypomania (less severe...
Sep 14, 2020 | Treatment, Disorders
Asking how to stop OCD thoughts is similar to asking, “Does OCD go away?” To the latter, we often reply, “Well, do you go away?” That’s because the cognitive style commonly labeled as obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) does not disappear, but you can learn to better...
Sep 7, 2020 | Treatment
Does Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Ever Go Away? Following an obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) diagnosis, one of the most common questions clients ask us is, “Does OCD go away?” and understandably so. With the pathologizing that comes with labeling individuals as...