Compulsively counting objects or actions is a common symptom of OCD. Exposure therapy can help you develop coping mechanisms when you encounter triggers. Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is a ...

OCD can make daily life overwhelming for children, but a supportive home environment can make a significant difference. Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is a mental health condition consisting of ...

In “How to Hide in Plain Sight,” author Emma Noyes begins with a note of her personal experience with OCD and how it ...

Many people with OCD first get advice from internet chat forums or therapists untrained in OCD. Although the advice-givers are usually well-meaning, the messaging isn’t always consistent with best ...

COVID-19, a new form of coronavirus, is dominating the news. To date, more than 640,000 people have been infected by the respiratory disease, which originated in China, and more than 29,000 people ...

Every few days I’ll take a step back and look at the pile of dishes in my sink. Am I proud of it? No, of course not. Do I want to put them away? Yes, well, I guess as much as anyone wants to do the ...

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Ever imagined yourself doing something pretty distasteful, like that time someone cut you off on the highway and you had visions of running them off the road? Or perhaps your brain prefers to torment ...

Zachary James remembers the exact moment that his first intrusive thought lodged itself in his mind. He was 19 and working in a store when a “creepy man” entered the children’s clothing section. “A ...