People with OCD tend to give themselves a hard time. When they're stuck on an obsession, they reach a critical choice point, ...

You may have noticed a lot more chatter on TikTok these days about intrusive thoughts. While some people use the term to describe their random impulses to, say, open and close their fridge door ...

Many of us have wild thoughts that pop into our heads out of nowhere. But what if those thoughts were harmful and seemed to ...

One of my most vivid memories of the disturbing intrusive thoughts inflicted by my OCD is an incident in middle school. This is not my worst memory of the disorder, not by a long shot, but it’s ...

You’re standing at the edge of a subway platform. Your ride is approaching through the tunnel — and perhaps you think, for the slightest instant, how easy it would be to jump in front of the moving ...

An obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) attack, such as intrusive thoughts, can be overwhelming and may feel similar to a panic attack. People may have thoughts they wish they could stop thinking or ...

One writer shares her experience with OCD and intrusive thoughts, and why stereotypes about the condition prevented her from getting help sooner. For a long time, my only exposure to OCD ...

Obsessive-compulsive disorder can cause unrelenting fears about racism. Source: Tero Vesalainen/Shutterstock In the wake of several months of Black Lives Matter and anti-racism protests in the U.S.

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 ...

Religious OCD, or scrupulosity, is a subtype of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) where a person experiences obsessions and compulsions that fixate on religion or morality. Treatment can involve ...