Intrusive thoughts are among the least understood parts of OCD, often buried beneath stereotypes about order and cleanliness. That misunderstanding, mental health advocates say, can leave people ...

Zack Tucker can remember exactly when it started. He was in his first serious relationship and had climbed a mountain in the Brecon Beacons, where he said “I love you” to his partner for the first ...

People with relationship OCD, on the other hand—or R-OCD, a lesser-known subtype of obsessive-compulsive disorder—can’t.

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 ...

People with OCD tend to give themselves a hard time. When they're stuck on an obsession, they reach a critical choice point, Jerud says: They can either give in to their urges to try to reduce their ...

A woman who wrongly thought she was a paedophile has opened up about how her health condition continues to affect her today ...

Molly Lambert, 22, from Manchester, says she spent four years believing she was a pedophile before discovering she was actually suffering from a type of obsessive compulsive disorder.

Many of us have wild thoughts that pop into our heads out of nowhere. But what if those thoughts were harmful and seemed to want to destroy good things in your life? And what if they happened all of ...

Opening up about some very personal mental health struggles. In an interview with Jay Shetty's On Purpose podcast this week ahead of the release of his sixth studio album The Way I Am, Luke Combs ...

OCD can sometimes involve distressing, intrusive thoughts about suicide, typically distinct from genuine suicidal ideation. Treatment like exposure therapy can help individuals heal from harmful ...

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