Superstition is a natural and common phenomenon. Consider the athlete that doesn’t change underwear on a winning streak; the gambler who blows on a set of dice at the craps table; the sports fan who ...

Cognitive behavioural therapy may help her to cope with her anxiety and learn that she doesn’t need to respond to intrusive thoughts ...

It’s one thing to read about the signs, symptoms, and types of OCD, the overlap with other mental disorders, the theoreticals about how obsessions and compulsions can affect your life and career and ...

Beyond simple quirks and preferences, OCD creates a debilitating cycle of unwanted thoughts and ritualistic behaviors that can hijack everyday life. This mental health condition affects approximately ...

OCD triggers can cause a flare-up of your symptoms. Yours will be related to both the type of OCD you have along with your past experiences and traumas. Obsessions are the unwanted and intrusive ...

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.

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I normally hate using OCD as an adjective, but I think it’s ok this way: Wanna be OCD friends? I ask because I have OCD, too, and hanging with someone else who just gets it can make all the difference ...