How do elite athletes manage their OCD?

UFC's Nathaniel Wood says his obsessive compulsive disorder can be a 'living nightmare'.
PhillyVoice

Singing the national anthem before sporting events has helped this South Jersey woman cope with OCD

Ryan Brown, 19, of Marlton, says music 'saved' her from 'dark places.' She hopes to one day bring it into the classroom as an ...
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One of Stephen King’s Best Novellas Gives a Whole New Meaning to Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

Stephen King's chilling novella N. (published in Just Before Sunset collection) details a kind of communicable form OCD that ...

Eddie Murphy Opens Up About His Journey with OCD and How He First Realized He Had a Mental Illness

In the new documentary 'Being Eddie', Eddie Murphy opens up about dealing with obsessive-compulsive disorder as a child and ...

Therapeutic climbing lifts mood and sharpens focus for inpatients with depression, anxiety and OCD

Researchers at the University of Innsbruck and Schoen Clinic Roseneck report that structured therapeutic climbing sessions ...
NPR

This researcher wants to expand treatment for obsessive compulsive disorder

Around 2% of the population struggles with obsessive compulsive disorder or OCD. That's roughly 163 million people who go through cycles of obsessions – unwanted intrusive thoughts, images or urges – ...
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Her Boyfriend Asked Her To Move Out And Broke Up With Her, And She Thinks Her OCD Is To Blame

Recently, TikToker @alanabayb was diagnosed with OCD, specifically relationship OCD. She and her boyfriend had been together ...
CNN

What OCD is — and what it isn’t — according to the experts

When someone likes things just so or always seems to have their home in perfect condition, others may say “he is so OCD.” But OCD — obsessive-compulsive disorder — isn’t a nifty personality trait of ...
Yahoo

OCD May Start in the Gut, Not the Brain, Surprising New Study Finds

Obsessive-compulsive disorder has long been considered a problem of the brain, but new research suggests the real driver might be hiding in the gut. A team of scientists from Chongqing Medical ...
Medical News Today

Can OCD affect sleep? What to know and how to manage it

Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is a mental health condition that involves intrusive thoughts and repetitive behaviors. While OCD primarily affects daily functioning, it can often extend to sleep ...
Psychology Today

Obsessive-Compulsive (OCD) Therapists in Massachusetts

I often work with individuals navigating anxiety, relational difficulties, obsessive compulsive patternings, chronic illness, and grief + loss. I have advanced training in somatics, EMDR, mindfulness, ...