We may have gone some way as a society towards destigmatising conversations about mental health, but we still have a lot of work to do when it comes to tackling the…
When traditional treatments fail to help patients with severe obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), an implant that zaps the brain with electrical pulses just might, a new research review shows. It found…
If you live with OCD, your symptoms may begin to affect your identity — including your gender, sexual orientation, moral beliefs, and more. Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is a complex mental…
OCD is an anxiety disorder that causes upsetting, intrusive thoughts. For example, a person may have frequent intrusive thoughts about an intruder breaking into their house. This is the “obsessive” part…
The relationship between obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and depression is deep and complex. Understanding why these two conditions often co-occur — and perhaps more important, how to think about treatment when…
I avoided proper treatment my whole life, but I had no excuse when the world came to a halt. When I was first diagnosed with obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) in…
Some people may find relaxation methods helpful when managing anxiety symptoms. But for me, one of them specifically became anxiety-inducing. Breathe in for 4 seconds. Hold it for 7 seconds….
If you were to take a look at the desk where I am writing this, you would see sheets of paper spread out with no organization, random textbooks from past…