Definition, Symptoms, Causes & Treatment

There was a great youtube link here but now its gone?

Nice, brief explanation of OCD. But there are other and new therapies and new drugs, Ketamine is fast and has been shown to work. A glass of wine is pretty effective for some.

I want to second that bit about ketamine, or at least glutamate modulators in general. Glutamate modulators have a lot of advantages, particularly how fast acting they are. They also work on some people, like me, who get no response from the usual SSRIs.

At some point it would be a good idea if someone could add a paragraph on them, and maybe SNRIs and even anxiety benzos like xanax and lorazapam to boot. PANS/PANDAS is also (slowly but surely) becoming mainstream enough that it's probably time it got its due as well. Of course I recognize that summarizing all of that in an accurate and responsible but non-professional capacity would be quite a task for anyone. Still, it's true the FAQ is starting to show its age.

Can't say I'm with you on the glass of wine though. Been there, tried that.

Repetitive actions, might they train the brain into OCD?

Great post. These pinned threads throughout psych forums offer a wealth of information if you read them. Thank you psych forums.