Roughly 163 million people experience obsessive-compulsive disorder and its associated cycles of obsessions and compulsions. They have unwanted intrusive thoughts, images or urges; they also do ...

You likely know what OCD stands for, but many people don't know what having obsessive-compulsive disorder actually means. For therapists like Erin Venker, she often feels like OCD is misunderstood.

(CNN) — When someone likes things just so or always seems to have their home in perfect condition, others may say “he is so OCD.” But OCD — obsessive-compulsive disorder — isn’t a nifty personality ...

The mention of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) often conjures images of scrupulous organization and particularity — a ...

People with OCD are known for being clean, but for people who experience it, it's about a lot more than getting the dirt off their hands.

July 15, 2024 (Houston Style Magazine) — Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is far more than a penchant for cleanliness or a preference for organization—it’s a complex mental health condition that ...

My cat died in 2013. Everyone said I treated him like a child. He got so sick, so suddenly, it freaked me out so badly.

Around 2% of the population struggles with obsessive compulsive disorder or OCD. That's roughly 163 million people who go through cycles of obsessions – unwanted intrusive thoughts, images or urges – ...