I've lived with obsessive-compulsive disorder, OCD, since I was 12

I haven't always had obsessive-compulsive disorder, OCD. It started when I was 12. We had just moved from Flinders Island to mainland Tassie. Suddenly I was the new kid at a massive school and my ...
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Coping With Severe OCD as a Teenager | My Life With

Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is a mental disorder that often involves intrusive thoughts, anxiety, and ritualization. While millions suffer from OCD, the disease is often misunderstood by the ...

Most Americans With OCD Never Receive Effective Treatment, Landmark Study Finds

Up to 10 million Americans live with OCD, yet only one in six receive a correct diagnosis. As a result, 95% of people in the ...
Healthline

Controlling Behaviors May Be a Sign of OCPD, Not OCD

Trying to control others by imposing rigid rules, demanding conformity, micromanaging tasks, or punishing deviation is more ...
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40 wellness gifts for loved ones with OCD, recommended by a therapist who gets it

Discover 40 soothing wellness gifts for people with OCD. See therapist-recommended mindfulness gifts that go beyond the ...

NFL has been proactive about mental health. A recent death shows many challenges still exist

After Cowboys DE Marshawn Kneeland's death, the NFL expands mental health resources, yet uneven access and stigma still hinder players.
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Brain imaging, genetics, and behavior: New study redefines OCD as five distinct disorders

A new scientific review suggests that OCD could be divided into five biological subtypes, revealing key clues for its ...
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Relationship OCD Might Be the Hidden Cause of Your 'What If' Thoughts About Love

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 ...
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Relationship OCD Might Be the Hidden Cause of Your 'What If' Thoughts About Love

“People with OCD often feel immense guilt for having such thoughts and feel the need to confess them to their partner, friend, family member, etc., for reassurance, so that they’re not ‘lying’ and the ...
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Religious OCD: When faith becomes obsession

A Latter-Day Saint church building spire and the Y mountain. BYU researchers are at the forefront of the study of religious OCD and Latter-day Saint populations. (Andrew Bean) “Thank you for telling ...
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OCD's Origins Might Not Lie in The Brain Like We Thought

Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) affects up to 3 percent of people worldwide and remains one of the most challenging mental health conditions to treat effectively. That makes any fresh insight into ...
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Obsessive-compulsive disorder often misunderstood

MAY IS MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS MONTH AND WE’RE TAKING A CLOSER LOOK AT OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE DISORDER, WHICH IS OFTEN MISUNDERSTOOD AND MISREPRESENTED. HEALTH EXPERTS SAY THAT ONE OF THE MOST COMMON ...