You likely know what OCD stands for, but many people don't know what having obsessive-compulsive disorder actually means.

OCD is made up of irrational obsessions and compulsions that become so repetitive they severely impact daily life.

People with OCD tend to give themselves a hard time. When they're stuck on an obsession, they reach a critical choice point, ...

From the outside, OCD can look like (and feel like!) an attempt to control others. But actually, it's the person with OCD who ...

“People with OCD often feel immense guilt for having such thoughts and feel the need to confess them to their partner, friend ...

Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is an anxiety disorder. It causes a person to have intrusive, distressing thoughts, which they manage using compulsive behaviors. For example, a person, who fixates ...

Intrusive thoughts about harm to yourself or others can be a type of OCD known as harm OCD. Therapies like exposure and response prevention (ERP) can help you learn how to cope with this disorder.

OCD can trap you in a haunted house of what-ifs. Learn how Exposure and Response Prevention helps you confront fear, tolerate ...

Eva Surawy Stepney receives funding from the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) via the White Rose College of the Arts and Humanities (WRoCAH). Readers are advised that this article contains ...

On the surface, obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and eating disorders might not seem like they have much in common. But both involve distressing thoughts and emotions that can drive repetitive or ...

The main symptom of generalized anxiety disorder is excessive worry for at least 6 months. It's often caused by genetic, ...

Generalized anxiety disorder affects 1 in 20 U.S. adults. Those with serious symptoms may isolate themselves to the point they rarely leave their home and are unable to work and build meaningful ...