Can you imagine someone saying, "Hey, Will, forget Hamlet, Macbeth, and Romeo and Juliet? Give us more Much Ado About Nothing." Nobody would tell Shakespeare to stop writing tragedies and stick with ...

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Obsessive-compulsive disorder can be disabling without treatment. Learn more about when and how to seek professional help.

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 ...

If you have an obsessive but irrational fear, it would probably be pretty difficult for anyone to talk you out of it. Because irrational fears, by definition, aren't rational, which is one of the ...

I normally hate using OCD as an adjective, but I think it’s ok this way: Wanna be OCD friends? I ask because I have OCD, too, and hanging with someone else who just gets it can make all the difference ...

Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is a mental health condition, and psychosis is a more general term that describes a range of experiences. They may both share similar symptoms, such as intrusive ...

A man says taking the psychoactive ingredient in "magic" mushrooms has cured his OCD. People with OCD can have recurring thoughts and feel compelled to repeat behaviors multiple times. Before the ...