The pattern is always the same: an intrusive thought arises ("What if I forgot? What if something dangerous happens?"), generating anxiety that only a checking ritual can temporarily soothe. Quickly, ...

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Kevin Spacey admits his 'sexual compulsive behavior' diagnosis as he testifies about his 'House of Cards' departure amid 2017 sex abuse allegations.

People with relationship OCD, on the other hand—or R-OCD, a lesser-known subtype of obsessive-compulsive disorder—can’t.

Picture this: a man calls his partner an “OCD freak” at a barbecue, then plucks the small coin she keeps in her pocket for comfort and flips it into the river. The friends laugh. She freezes.

The “Uncertainty” Mechanism: Compulsive traits are linked to a specific decision-making strategy where habits are favored because the individual feels less certain about the consequences of long-term ...

Taking psilocybin – the psychedelic component of magic mushrooms – eased symptoms of obsessive compulsive disorder among ...

New research from King’s College London found that compulsive traits may be driven by uncertainty about the future.

Opening up about some very personal mental health struggles. In an interview with Jay Shetty's On Purpose podcast this week ahead of the release of his sixth studio album The Way I Am, Luke Combs ...

Country singer Luke Combs bravely opened up about his struggles with obsessive compulsive disorder and how it affected his childhood.

If you think compulsions are unpleasant and involuntary, you haven't kept up with modern conceptions of OCD, which find that ...

A busy mom (who asked to remain anonymous) tells writer Alyssa Shelasky what it's like to live with obsessive-compulsive disorder.