Obsessive Compulsive Personality Disorder

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Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Disorder (OCPD) is a personality disorder characterized by a pervasive pattern of preoccupation with orderliness, perfectionism, and control, often at the expense of flexibility and efficiency.

OCPD significantly impacts an individual’s quality of life, relationships, and ability to adapt to change. While their meticulous and hardworking nature may lead to success in certain areas, it often comes at the cost of flexibility and interpersonal harmony. Treatment, such as cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT), can help individuals with OCPD recognize and modify their rigid thinking patterns and behaviors. Learning to balance their need for order with flexibility can lead to improved relationships and overall well-being. Understanding and compassion from friends, family, and colleagues play a critical role in supporting individuals with OCPD.

In this webinar you will learn (Learning Objectives):

  • The 4 areas of life affected by OCPD
  • Preoccupation with details & order
  • Perfectionism interfering with task completion
  • Miserliness (excessive desire to save money)
  • Rigidity & stubbornness, and many more!

About the Speaker: Dr. Ramani Durvasula

Dr. Ramani Durvasula is an American clinical psychologist, retired professor of psychology, and media expert known for her work on narcissism and related topics. She is also an author, most recently publishing a book titled “It’s Not You: Identifying and Healing from Narcissistic People.” Dr. Durvasula frequently shares her insights through various media outlets, including TEDx talks.

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3 Mottos for Combatting Perfectionism & Reducing Overwhelm

Speaker: Megan Bearcce

Society tells us that “We can do anything!”, but many people instead hear, “We have to do everything…perfectly.”

We all know that perfection is an unrealistic goal, but the continued quest for it often leaves people of all ages feeling overwhelmed. This presentation will reveal 3 stress-reducing mottos to incorporate into your daily life.

You will learn (learning objectives):

  • How to quiet critical self-talk
  • How to reduce feelings of guilt
  • How to shift your thinking from “I should” to “I want to.”

Viewers will also get a list of relevant resources to support this shift and participate in an exercise to learn where to begin.

About the Speaker: Megan Bearce, LMFT

Megan Bearce, LMFT is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist in private practice with over 16 years of experience providing support and assistance to clients and offer the following unique specialties: overwhelmed women, perfectionists, and super commuters/road warriors and their spouses.

She is the author of Super Commuter Couples: Staying Together When A Job Keeps You Apart and speaks regularly to groups and at conferences, presenting on a variety of topics related to the challenges 21st century families face. Her professional career spans two decades as a writer, speaker and psychotherapist.

Megan earned a Master of Arts in Clinical Psychology from Antioch University Los Angeles.

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