Intrusive thoughts are unwanted, upsetting thoughts often caused by OCD, anxiety, PTSD, or eating disorders. Therapy can help ...

OCD can manifest itself in many different ways, such as a focus on contamination and cleaning, or compulsions to make your ...

“People with OCD often feel immense guilt for having such thoughts and feel the need to confess them to their partner, friend ...

Practice these physical, cognitive, and emotional strategies to feel more in control when dysregulation threatens.

The challenge is that OCD is often filled with very distressing thoughts that go against someone’s values and morals,” she ...

OCD can make daily life overwhelming for children, but a supportive home environment can make a significant difference. Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is a mental health condition consisting of ...

Ever imagined yourself doing something pretty distasteful, like that time someone cut you off on the highway and you had visions of running them off the road? Or perhaps your brain prefers to torment ...

Unsolicited and intrusive thoughts are never fun, but they are rarely harmful — unless you cannot turn them off. Samantha Jean was diagnosed with OCD at 11 years old, after her parents noticed her ...

Rohan’s nighttime fears of being robbed and abducted began at five years old. At nine, Rohan was still sleeping in his mother’s room plagued by nighttime obsessions. “I feel like we’re going to get ...

As I sank into my couch after a long day, I felt that familiar drop in my stomach and flush of heat rise in my face. “Oh no.” I thought to myself, immediately. “I must be getting anxious. That’s not ...