Understanding OCD

OCD, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, is characterized by unwanted, intrusive thoughts (obsessions) coupled with mental or physical rituals or acts (compulsions) aimed to reduce the anxiety of those obsessions.  

In truth, OCD is one of the more trivialized mentall ilnesses often tossed out as an adjective for Type A, perfectionist personalities. In this video Frame Therapist Dr. Smita Kapoor breaks down that myth and answers quesitons about what OCD can look like, how it develops and how we can support those who are diagnosed.