OCD can present with almost any fear or feeling or apparent meaning, and is not determined by the content of these fears, ...

In “How to Hide in Plain Sight,” author Emma Noyes begins with a note of her personal experience with OCD and how it ...

An article that recently appeared in the New York Post attempted to link OCD with violent political extremism, citing climate activist Greta Thunberg’s OCD as part reason for her activism. “Thunberg ...

Obsessive Compulsive Disorder 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 ...

Researchers examined the DNA of over 53,000 people with OCD and over 2 million people without OCD, gathering data that could one day improve treatment.

You must have heard people recklessly throwing around the term ‘OCD’ whenever they want to convey how much they love ...

Yikes! I can only imagine how pretentious that must sound. Who am I to speak on behalf of the OCD community? It's not as if we're some organized group (though I suppose many of us, ourselves, are ...

People with symmetry OCD feel intense distress when things don’t feel “just right” or aren’t symmetrical, even if there’s no clear logic behind it. Symmetry OCD isn’t a personal choice or trait.

"Here's what it's like to enter a house that's controlled by an extreme germaphobe mom," user @zavhbruh's TikTok begins. Throughout the video, which has racked up more than 44 million views and five ...

“That’s Bananas” is a series in which Mental fact-checks misleading and inaccurate mental health coverage. An article that recently appeared in the New York Post attempted to link OCD with violent ...

This past week, from Oct.10–16, was International OCD Awareness Week—a week I never thought would have any significance for me. However, after beginning college, my struggle with mental health and ...