IFS for OCD, which is compatible with standard exposure and response prevention (ERP), brings comfort and respect to the ...

Many people with OCD first get advice from internet chat forums or therapists untrained in OCD. Although the advice-givers are usually well-meaning, the messaging isn’t always consistent with best ...

You’ve had a date night worthy of a (non-cringy) Bachelor episode. The romance? Off the charts. The mood? Lit. And then it happens. OCD-related intrusive thoughts burst into the bedroom. Indeed, ...

‘I was terrified of everything; I was terrified to sleep. It was just a constant state of panic’ (iStock) Zachary James remembers the exact moment that his first intrusive thought lodged itself in his ...

OCD can sometimes involve distressing, intrusive thoughts about suicide, typically distinct from genuine suicidal ideation. Treatment like exposure therapy can help individuals heal from harmful ...

Many of us have wild thoughts that pop into our heads out of nowhere. But what if those thoughts were harmful and seemed to want to destroy good things in your life? And what if they happened all of ...

A new study suggests that a moderate dose of psilocybin can effectively reduce symptoms of obsessive-compulsive disorder for ...

Some quirks can be chalked up to preference, but others can signal OCD. June 14, 2013— -- intro: Hooked on hand sanitizer? Closet organized to a T? Quirks like this can usually be chalked up to ...

Intrusive thoughts are unwanted and distressing ideas or images that can appear suddenly and feel impossible to control. With obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), intrusive thoughts can become ...

Up to 10 million Americans live with OCD, yet only one in six receive a correct diagnosis. As a result, 95% of people in the U.S. with OCD do not receive the most effective treatment, despite strong ...

Obsessive Compulsive Disorder traits are not always obvious. They can linger under the surface, helping to form behaviours that are often given other diagnoses and only emerge as OCD when a person ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." YOU PROBABLY HAVE that one friend who talks about sex a lot and seems to think about it all the time (or ...