Here’s what experts recommend you should do if the signs of moral OCD sound familiar.

Defining moral OCD: A form of OCD centered on persistent fears of being a 'bad person,' leading to guilt, worry, and rumination. Common compulsions: Includes reassurance-seeking, overthinking, and ...

A young man reads from the Bible. Outward symptoms of scrupulosity include studying and praying excessively. (Kylie Swann) On- and off-campus resources offer hope and help to students who struggle ...

Spotlight on moral OCD: This OCD subtype involves persistent fears of being immoral, leading to guilt, worry, and compulsive reassurance-seeking. ERP as gold standard: Exposure and response prevention ...

Religious obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), often referred to as scrupulosity, can be very difficult to detect in a child. I bet I looked like any other kid in church. Fidgety. Bored. Mind deathly ...

While NFL players were in the trenches of a grueling season, Braden Smith was fighting a different battle: the one going on inside his own mind. In the middle of what was meant to be a ...

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 ...

“Pure O” is not a formal mental health diagnosis. It refers to a form of OCD in which people may have compulsions that involve mental rituals more so than specific actions. Although pure obsessional ...