Personality Disorders Avoidant vs. Dependent Personality Disorder Personality disorders consist of three main clusters: cluster A (which is characterized by “odd, eccentric thinking or behavior), cluster…
Personality Disorders Borderline Personality Disorder in Women Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) is one of the more commonly known personality disorders, and is characterized by “difficulties regu…
Personality Disorders More than Just Seeking Attention: Histrionic Personality Disorder Personality disorders, because they do not seem to fit our typical understanding of mental illness, often go ignored and unmentioned, lea…
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder Personality Disorders OCD vs. OCPD: Obsessive Compulsive Personality Disorder What do you think of when you hear the term Obsessive Compulsive Personality Disorder? Something that might come to mind is a very simila…
Personality Disorders Psychopathy in Popular Culture: American Psycho When we think of psychopathy, we often think of a coldhearted killer, a person with no sense of remorse or empathy, someone we might deem…
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder OCD and Loneliness Loneliness is something that impacts everyone at some point. It’s normal to be or feel alone sometimes, especially in modern society, whe…
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder OCD in Pop Culture: Daniel Radcliffe You probably know Daniel Radcliffe from the wildly popular Harry Potter series. He, of course, played the titular character, Harry Potter…
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder OCD and Political Correctness So your friend is really organized: cares a lot about keeping everything neat, freaks out when things aren’t lined up properly. She turns…
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder OCD and the Road to Recovery For many people suffering from significant and debilitating illnesses, their illnesses are chronic. An illness is chronic when it lasts f…
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder A Numbers Game: Counting OCD Numbers can so often hold a special meaning in all of our lives. Numbers can signify anniversaries, birthdays, or holidays. You can have …