by Lightfully Behavioral Health | Oct 8, 2024 | Anxiety, Borderline Personality Disorder, Lightfully U, OCD, PTSD
According to Maslow’s hierarchy of needs, after your basic physical needs like food and safety are met, the next step is feeling a sense of love and belonging. Feeling wanted, accepted and loved are some of the most fundamental human needs. According to...
by Lightfully Behavioral Health | Oct 5, 2024 | Anxiety, Depression, OCD
The pressures we face on a daily basis can make us feel guilty about a lot of things. You may have felt guilty on past occasions about taking up someone’s time, making a mistake or even eating a candy bar. Guilt is an important emotion that can keep us from doing...
by Lightfully Behavioral Health | Sep 18, 2024 | OCD
Every person, no matter where they’re located in the U.S., is likely to struggle with their mental health at one point or another. On the West Coast, millions of people struggle with a mental health condition. In 2022, it was reported that 1 in 7 California...
by Lightfully Behavioral Health | Sep 17, 2024 | OCD
Mental health conditions can vary widely from person to person. Even if two people have been diagnosed with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), their obsessions and compulsions can be quite different. For instance, one person can have contamination OCD that causes...
by Lightfully Behavioral Health | Sep 12, 2024 | Lightfully Treatment, OCD, Teens
You’ve probably heard your teen make an offhand joke or comment like, “I’m so OCD” when they’re organizing their schoolwork or color-coding their calendar. But obsessive-compulsive disorder shouldn’t be taken lightly. It’s a mental health condition that can have a...
by Lightfully Behavioral Health | Aug 17, 2024 | OCD, Suicidality
Are you overwhelmed by unwanted thoughts about suicide? For some people, these thoughts are symptoms of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). OCD can be difficult to manage, especially when it triggers thoughts about death and self-harm. To deal with your symptoms, it...
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