The psychology behind women wanting things done a certain way often points to a deeper link between stress, mental load, ...

OCD wants you to feel stuck in your rituals. It shows up when you least want it to, disrupting your activities, intruding on your thoughts, and making you acutely aware of its presence. It can make ...

A first-line therapy for obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) reshapes connectivity of the brain, according to a new study in Biological Psychiatry: Cognitive Neuroscience and Neuroimaging, published ...

Have you ever seen someone washing their hands again and again, or obsessively arranging things in a straight line? Do they get uncomfortable if a bedsheet isn’t perfectly tucked or if an object is ...

Since he was 14 years old, Jorun Christianson's life has been heavily impacted by severe obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). His experience with OCD goes beyond the common misconceptions and ...

OCD’s intrusive thoughts cause distress and feel at odds with your character, while in OCPD, the rigid traits are ingrained and perceived as inherent. Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and obsessive ...

A major analysis of brain scans found that people with anxiety disorders have noticeably lower levels of choline, a nutrient ...

An obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) attack, such as intrusive thoughts, can be overwhelming and may feel similar to a panic attack. People may have thoughts they wish they could stop thinking or ...

After a long day, you’re scrubbing the counters spotless. Or your partner mentions a problem, and before they finish, you’re already planning a solution. On the surface, these habits seem helpful. But ...

While obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) typically involves recurrent thoughts about a feared future event, real event OCD involves thoughts that a past event triggers. OCD is a condition where a ...