Articles by Frederick Penzel, Ph.D.

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“Would I Really Do It?” - Obsessions About Suicide And What To Do About Them
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Pure O? Pure Confusion. By - Fred Penzel, Ph.D.
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12 Tips on How to Stay Recovered From OCD
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20 Tips on Being a Good OCD Treatment Consumer
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When Obsessive Perfectionism Goes To School
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Fight for Your Rights: Getting Insurance to Pay for Your OCD Treatment
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Your Number is Up! ("Magical" numbers and OCD)
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What The Heck Is "Obsessive Slowness?"
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What Do You Say After You Say You're Sorry? (Coming to terms after you recover from OCD)
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Treating Morbid Obsessions
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To Be Or Not To Be. That Is The Obsession: Existential And Philosophical Obsessions
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Saving the World (Compulsive Hoarding)
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Samuel Johnson: A Patron Saint of OCD
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Panic Disorder (General information)
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Loves Me? Loves Me Not? (Relationship obsessions)
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Inositol and Trichotillomania
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How To Defeat OCD By Surrendering
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Getting the Right Treatment (Finding proper CBT treatment for OCD and BFRBs)
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But I Love My Kids (Parents With Thoughts of Harming Their Children)
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A Touching Story (Touching and movement compulsions)
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Teens With Morbid Obsessions
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Intensive vs. Self-Directed Treatment
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Obsessive Love (When People Become "Obsessed" with Other People)
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When Epidemics Collide: OCD and AIDS
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Very Superstitious (Magical and superstitious obsessions)
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Living With Your Loved One's OCD: Some Advice For Significant Others
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25 Tips For Succeeding In Your OCD Therapy
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Acceptance and OCD
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Behavioral Treatment of Body Dysmorphic Disorder
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Coming To Terms With The Lost Years
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The Boy Who Didn’t Know Who He Was: A Teen With Sexual Identity Obsessions
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Stronger Than Dirt - OCD and Contamination
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My Parents Don’t Believe I Have OCD
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Morbid Obsessions: Thought Of Harming Others
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“Let He Who Is Without Sin …”: OCD And Religion
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Postpartum OCD: Two Cautionary Tales
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Watch Your Step: People Who Compulsively Observe Themselves
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Langley Collyer: The Mystery Hoarder Of Harlem
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How To Manage Your Parents When You Have OCD: A Guide for Teens.
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How Much Is Too Much? Ethical Exposure And OCD.
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How Do I Know I’m Not Really Gay? An Update.
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How Do I Know I'm Not Really Gay?: OCD And Sexual Identity Obsessions
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How Clean is "Clean?" : Compulsive Perfectionism In The Home
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“Here’s Looking At You, Kid”: People Who Notice Things Too Much
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Getting Rubbed The Wrong Way: Other People And Magical Contamination
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Call Me Irresponsible: OCD and Hyper-responsibility
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“But I Love My Kids …”: Parents Who Think About Harming Their Children
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Beyond Belief: When Your Parents Don’t Believe You Have OCD
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Skin-Picking and Nail-Biting - Related Disorders
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