You must have heard people recklessly throwing around the term ‘OCD’ whenever they want to convey how much they love orderliness and cleanliness, which brings us to the biggest myth surrounding OCD.

People often associate OCD with cleaning, but, for me, it has always been about intrusive thoughts and compulsions.

Obsessive Compulsive Disorder is a mental health disorder, "where a person gets caught in a vicious cycle of obsessive thoughts and compulsive behaviors," explains Guerra. The thoughts and fears such ...

Most of us have found ourselves in an urgent state of motivated cleaning at some point, as we feel compelled to clear the sink of dirty dishes or organize an entire closet. Social media users have now ...

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Most of us have found ourselves in an urgent state of motivated cleaning at some point, as we feel compelled to clear the sink of dirty dishes or organize an entire closet. Social media users have now ...

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 ...

Before the COVID-19 pandemic took hold in the United States, Chris Trondsen felt his life was finally under control. As someone who has battled obsessive-compulsive disorder and other mental health ...

There’s a lot out there warning about Covid exacerbating Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD). There’s information out there warning of false positive Covid results. Unfortunately, there’s nothing ...

Monica Geller appeared to display obsessive tendencies during the duration of Friends. For 10 years, she was seen consistently cleaning and tidying up her spacious Manhattan apartment. Fans, however, ...