Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. What makes OCD even more debilitating is that such obsessive thoughts also cause the person to engage in repetitive behaviors that ...

From model Gisele Bündchen to TODAY’s Carson Daly, there’s been a lot of discussion about panic disorder and generalized anxiety disorder. But there’s another common form of anxiety that hasn’t been ...

Eighteen months ago I was in the throes of some of the darkest moments of my life—but on paper it didn’t look like that. I had just finished a national tour for my first book, The Crowdsourceress, and ...

The co-occurrence of problematic internet use in individuals with OCD pointed to potential pathways involving low self-esteem and elevated impulsivity.

If you're prone to obsessive thoughts, there's a good chance you've spent many an hour ruminating over things that may seem trivial to others. For example, you may worry that you said something wrong ...

Marking a substantial advancement in understanding obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), researchers from Zhejiang University School of Medicine have revealed key connections between clinical ...

Counseling Psychologist Dr. Charlotte Michelle Sanchez joined WRBL to discuss obsessive-compulsive disorder, or OCD.

People go to therapy looking for answers. Our more obsessive patients, preoccupied with their investments, want to make sure they’re getting a good deal. They spend most of their time fixated on their ...

Background Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is characterised by obsessive thoughts and compulsive actions. These obsessive-compulsive symptoms (OCS) are subclinical manifestations that do not meet ...

We chalk up idealism to youth, but it’s fair to say that most of us, even if we consider ourselves to be adults, struggle with tolerating uncertainty. Personally, my obsessive-compulsive mind detests ...

Love makes us do crazy things or at least that’s what the saying goes. But what happens when those “crazy things” things start filling up all of one’s waking hours, every decision, and every racing ...