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OCPD / Anankastic PD Resources
Articles on Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Disorder (OCPD) — called Anankastic Personality Disorder in the ICD-11 — covering perfectionism, rigidity, and what helps.
When 'High Standards' Take Over Your Life: Understanding OCPD
You might know someone who needs everything just right — perfectly organised, done a certain way, no room for mistakes. Sometimes this isn't…
Anankastic PD or OCPD? Same Condition, Two Names
If you've searched for ‘Anankastic Personality Disorder’ and landed on articles about ‘OCPD’, you're not on the wrong page. Anankastic Perso…
It's More Common Than Most People Realise
Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Disorder (OCPD) — known as Anankastic Personality Disorder in the ICD-11 — doesn't get talked about nearly …
What OCPD Actually Looks Like Day to Day
Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Disorder (OCPD) is easy to misunderstand from the outside — it can look like someone who's simply very orga…
What's Happening in the Brain Behind OCPD
It's tempting to think of personality traits like perfectionism or rigidity as simply ‘the way someone is’ — but there's a growing body of r…
Can Medication Help with OCPD? Here's What the Evidence Actually Shows
When people think about treating a personality pattern like Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Disorder (OCPD), medication isn't usually the f…
Perfectionism Can Be Treated — Group Therapy Proves It
Perfectionism sits at the core of Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Disorder (OCPD), and for a long time it's been treated as just a personal…
A Therapy Built Specifically for Minds That Are ‘Too Controlled’
Most talking therapies were originally designed with emotional dysregulation in mind — helping people who feel too much, too intensely, too …
When OCD and OCPD Overlap, It's Worth Naming Both
OCD and Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Disorder (OCPD) share more than just a similar name, and it turns out that when they occur together…
The Hidden Link Between Rigid Perfectionism and Eating Disorders
Perfectionism and rigidity — the hallmark traits of Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Disorder (OCPD) — show up far more often in eating diso…
Learning to Read Your Own Mind: A Different Approach to OCPD
Most people with Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Disorder (OCPD) don't experience their rigid standards and need for control as a problem —…