The National Institute of Mental Health calls OCD a "common, chronic, and long-lasting disorder" that often interferes with ...

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Medically reviewed by Anju Goel, MD How might obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) affect sleep? One of the anxiety disorders, ...

"where a person gets caught in a vicious cycle of obsessive thoughts and compulsive behaviors," explains Guerra. The thoughts and fears such people experience are unwanted, intrusive, and ...

1. Do not focus on your fearful thinking: The first thing a person must do is not to dwell on the fear provoking thought when it comes. The more a person tries to reason out on the fear behind the ...

Other possible causes include: With obsessive-compulsive disorder, you have repeated unwanted thoughts and/or perform repeated actions that you feel you can't control. They cause you distress ...

One woman's journey from OCD to empowerment through comedy, offering hope and humor to others facing mental health challenges ...