Overthinking and OCD can look similar but work very differently. A mental health expert explains the key signs, emotional patterns and when to seek help.

Mental health professionals say obsessive-compulsive disorder affects millions and can involve intrusive thoughts, anxiety, and compulsive behaviors beyond stereotypes.

Obsessive-compulsive disorder, or OCD, is a mental health condition. Obsessions include recurring, distressing thoughts.

When Anu Dinghra moved to Australia with his family as a nine-year-old from India, the transition to a new country and new ...

As health conditions go, obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) can feel pretty lonely. The thoughts that flit through your mind can seem silly. Or unreasonable. Or even scary. Hanging with someone who ...

Symptoms of Pure O. Obsessive-compulsive disorder itself involves having reoccurring obsessions and behaviors (compulsions).

Many people with OCD first get advice from internet chat forums or therapists untrained in OCD. Although the advice-givers are usually well-meaning, the messaging isn’t always consistent with best ...

A common belief is that compulsive behaviors trap people in a “habit loop” that takes over self-control. New research, however, suggests this explanation may be incomplete. For many years, compulsive ...

"OCD is weird. I laugh about it now," Camila told Cosmopolitan UK (via Billboard). "Everybody has different ways of handling stress. And, for me, if I get really stressed about something, I'll start ...

OCD can sometimes involve distressing, intrusive thoughts about suicide, typically distinct from genuine suicidal ideation. Treatment like exposure therapy can help individuals heal from harmful ...

Eating disorders and OCD can look strikingly similar on the surface. Understanding what drives the behavior is essential for ...

Millions of people in the United States deal with Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder -- and it’s far more complex than how it’s portrayed in the media. While OCD is often joked about or characterized as ...