Thanksgiving has a way of triggering OCD in places you don’t expect. A small doubt about the food, the table setup, or how an interaction “should” feel can snowball into a spiral before you realize it’s happening. In this video, Dr. Patrick McGrath breaks down why the holiday pressure sharpens those reactions and lays out what you can do when your brain starts pulling you into an endless loop.

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Automatic mental compulsions are one of the easiest ways OCD pulls you in without warning — you don’t plan them, you don’t choose them, and half the time you don’t even notice they’ve started. One moment you’re living your day, and the next you’re ten layers deep into replaying a conversation, solving a fear, or trying to think your way to certainty. In this video, Dr. Patrick McGrath explains why OCD makes these loops feel automatic and how to “undo” a mental compulsion by ending it in doubt instead of reassurance.

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Paige DeAngelo used to look at her anxiety and rituals as the engine behind everything she accomplished. When she pushed through dance rehearsals, launched her mascara business, or chased new opportunities, she assumed the pressure in her chest and the constant mental checking were part of what kept her sharp and driven. OCD made her believe she’d lose her edge the moment she loosened her grip.

Once she was diagnosed and began therapy, that belief disappeared fast. Paige started seeing how much OCD had actually been shrinking her life — limiting her decisions, draining her time, and turning every goal into something she had to “protect” instead of enjoy. In this conversation, she breaks down how treatment helped her separate her ambition from her compulsions, let go of the fear that she needed OCD to succeed, and finally experience her work and relationships without being controlled by them.

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OCD and anxiety can feel like the same storm — the same rush of fear, the same urge to escape, the same feeling that something is about to go wrong. They feed into each other so seamlessly that it’s hard to tell where one ends and the other begins. NOCD therapist Shauna Pichette knows that feeling better than anyone.

She lived most of her life feeling crippling anxiety. But little did she know, most of her symptoms were actually OCD. In this interview, Shauna talks about how she finally connected the dots, what else she’s learned about the overlap, and how learning to sit with discomfort helped her take her life back.

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Most people think OCD is just about cleaning, germs, or being organized — but that’s only a small part of it. In reality, OCD can latch onto anything: your faith, your relationships, your memories, even questions about existence itself. These hidden subtypes can make people feel confused, ashamed, or convinced that no one else could possibly understand what’s happening in their mind. In this video, Dr. Patrick McGrath breaks down the lesser-known types of OCD and why they all follow the same cycle of fear and doubt.

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Braden Smith built his NFL career by overpowering defenders every Sunday as an offensive lineman for the Indianapolis Colts. But away from the field, he was fighting something he couldn’t see — intrusive thoughts about his faith that wouldn’t stop looping in his mind. The constant what-ifs drained his joy, his focus, and the peace he once felt in the things he loved most.

In this interview, Braden opens up about his journey with OCD, the unexpected paths that led him toward recovery, and what he’s learned about real strength, which sometimes means putting down the armor and asking for help.

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Sometimes OCD makes you afraid of your own thoughts. You don’t want to hurt yourself — but your mind won’t stop asking, what if I did? That fear can feel overwhelming and isolating, but it’s actually a form of OCD called suicidal OCD. In this video, Tracie Ibrahim and Dr. Patrick McGrath talk about what that really means, how it’s different from suicidal intent, and what treatment looks like for people living with these scary, intrusive thoughts.

All thoughts of suicide or self-harm should be taken seriously. If you or someone you know has reported thoughts of self-harm, please call 911 or contact your local emergency room number immediately. In the United States, you may also call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-8255 or text the Crisis Text Line. This line is available to you all day, every day.

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Jen Wiles remembers the fear more than anything — not just the thoughts themselves, but the silence that came with them. She was terrified of what her mind was saying, ashamed to tell anyone, and convinced no one would understand. From the outside, she looked fine. Inside, she was breaking.

In this video, Jen opens up about what it was really like to live with harm OCD in secret, how it twisted her love for her family into fear, and the moment she finally found the right kind of help.

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