April 2016 – Alison Dotson

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Self-Harm and OCD: Tim Blue

By: Alison Dotson April 26, 2016November 15, 2019

OCD, OCD Conference, Q&A, TreatmentInternational OCD Foundation, mental health, Obsessive–compulsive disorder, OCDLeave a Comment

Tim Blue and I met the way I’ve met so many of my incredible “OCD friends”—at the national conference the International OCD Foundation puts on every summer. (Seriously, you should go!) He’s such a nice guy, and we have a lot in common, which is always refreshing. In fact, that’s kind of the idea behind…

An OCD Treatment Pioneer: Michael Jenike

By: Alison Dotson April 12, 2016November 15, 2019

OCD, OCD Conference, Q&A, TreatmentERP, International OCD Foundation, Lee Baer, medication, Obsessive–compulsive disorder, OCD, pure O, The Imp of the Mind2 Comments

In 2014 I attended my first OCD Conference, and I kept hearing snippets of conversation about this man, Dr. Michael Jenike. It was “Jenike this” and “Jenike that.” I finally asked my hotel roommate who Jenike was. “You haven’t met Jenike?!” In 2013 Dr. Jenike had granted me permission to use his very helpful checklist for finding an…