OCD thrives on doubt, making certainty feel impossible. Learn how reassurance fuels the cycle and how ERP and ICBT can help ...

Twenty-five years after her mother’s death, our writer reflects on how her parents’ undiagnosed mental illnesses shaped her ...

SSRIs have been prescribed safely for decades. And this fearmongering from the current administration could have deadly ...

Limerence is a term you may not be familiar with. It describes an involuntary, uncontrollable and obsessive desire for ...

'Relationship OCD (ROCD) is a subtype of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) characterised by intrusive doubts and compulsive ...

When you have obsessive-compulsive disorder, an intrusive thought can turn into an obsession ... Compulsions are things you do to try to ease the anxiety your obsessions cause.

These thoughts also cause extreme anxiety. Unless a child talks about their obsessive thoughts, it is difficult for adults to know they are experiencing them. Compulsions are easier to spot than ...

Medically reviewed by Anju Goel, MD How might obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) affect sleep? One of the anxiety disorders, ...

The condition is a mental health disorder, "where a person gets caught in a vicious cycle of obsessive thoughts and compulsive behaviors," explains Guerra. The thoughts and fears such people ...

Calming exercises can help tame anxiety, but a creative life is a cure-all according to author Martha Beck: “Anxiety can’t ...

I work with individuals struggling with OCD or obsessive thoughts, anxiety, perfectionism, and overcontrol in addition to depression and other mood disorders. I have experience working with ...

Plane accidents such as the collision above Reagan National Airport can trigger aerophobia, the fear of flying. Here’s how to ...