Compulsively counting objects or actions is a common symptom of OCD. Exposure therapy can help you develop coping mechanisms when you encounter triggers. Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is a ...
A busy mom (who asked to remain anonymous) tells writer Alyssa Shelasky what it's like to live with obsessive-compulsive ...
“Pure O” is not a formal mental health diagnosis. It refers to a form of OCD in which people may have compulsions that involve mental rituals more so than specific actions. Although pure obsessional ...
The term obsessive obsessive-compulsive disorder is not well understood and is sometimes thrown around casually. Someone who likes cleanliness and order may say, “I am so OCD about how I organize my ...
People with relationship OCD, on the other hand—or R-OCD, a lesser-known subtype of obsessive-compulsive disorder—can’t.