Imagine yourself on the phone with an important client. You are having a great conversation, you are operating at your best, and you are fully engaged in the moment. We could describe you, at that ...

Graeme Currie was just a teenager when he started suffering intrusive thoughts of harm and violence caused by a harrowing ...

OCD is called the “doubting disorder,” at least among people inclined to give cutesy alliterative nicknames to mental illness. OCD is the pathological intolerance of risk, however minute, and the ...

Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) can be an extremely incapacitating neuropsychiatric condition. The symptoms of people who ...

“Sleep is not merely disrupted by anxiety, it is actively entangled with the disorder’s neurobiological, behavioral, and circadian dysfunctions,” writes a recent entry on Psychology Today. For those ...

Howie Mandel wasn’t diagnosed with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) until his 40s, but he says the condition profoundly impacted his entire life. “I don’t remember not experiencing OCD,” the ...

Hadas Lederer began sharing her OCD journey on TikTok after years of struggling with intrusive thoughts in silence ...

Disclaimer: This article contains trigger wording related to mental health conditions, fears, anxiety, substance abuse, and other sensitive topics. Reader discretion is advised. If you or someone you ...

WALNUT CREEK, Calif. -- For radio news anchor Jeff Bell, the greater good is being a face, a voice and an example of hope for people who suffer from obsessive compulsive disorder. Now, the Benicia, ...

You likely know what OCD stands for, but many people don't know what having obsessive-compulsive disorder actually means. For therapists like Erin Venker, she often feels like OCD is misunderstood.

Those who experience the paralyzing psychological and social effects of obsessive-compulsive disorder can often find relief in cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT. But not everyone who may benefit ...