I am no stranger to intrusive thoughts. I have suffered from multiple forms of OCD over the past 25 years and my intrusive thoughts began 17 years ago, during my first year of university ...

One woman's journey from OCD to empowerment through comedy, offering hope and humor to others facing mental health challenges ...

The National Institute of Mental Health calls OCD a "common, chronic, and long-lasting disorder" that often interferes with ...

While the exact causes of OCD are complex and multifaceted, research shows that trauma can act as a significant trigger, ...

These thoughts and behaviors have a big impact on your life. For many people with OCD, the symptoms follow a theme, and they don’t involve all aspects of life. Obsessions are when intrusive ...

For OCD Awareness Week – 12 October to 19 October – Lucy Donoughue writes about what it’s really like to live with compulsive checking and intrusive thoughts, and how she eventually sought ...

Obsessive thoughts are difficult to spot, but compulsive behaviors are usually more obvious. OCD often develops between the ages of 6 and 9 years. Children with OCD have intrusive thoughts or ...

Those with harm-focused OCD have intrusive thoughts about harming themselves or others, and they deeply fear that they will lose control and act on the thoughts. They will likely avoid scenarios ...

OCD has two central components. Obsessions are recurrent, intrusive thoughts, urges, or images that lead to distress and anxiety. Compulsions—repetitive behaviors or mental acts performed in ...

Obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) is a mental illness that affects about 1% of the US population. OCD is made up of two distinct symptoms: obsession and compulsions. Although rare, someone can ...

OCD has two central components. Obsessions are recurrent, intrusive thoughts, urges, or images that lead to distress and anxiety. Compulsions—repetitive behaviors or mental acts performed in ...