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

Zack Tucker can remember exactly when it started. He was in his first serious relationship and had climbed a mountain in the Brecon Beacons, where he said “I love you” to his partner for the first ...

Source: Camilo Rueda Lopez/Flickr, CC BY-ND 2.0 As someone with OCD, you are quick to use your mind to control your world. It’s likely the first place you go to make sense of your feelings and find ...

You begin to obsess about whether your significant other is truly "the one." You start to worry that you didn't wash your hands after taking out the trash. You fear that you may give your own child a ...

Luke Combs is detailing how “mentally exhausted" he can get from living with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). In the Monday, March 2, episode of the On Purpose with Jay Shetty podcast, the “Fast ...

Luke Combs' battle with a form of OCD causes him to have intrusive thoughts throughout "about 95 percent of the day." ...

People with OCD tend to give themselves a hard time. When they're stuck on an obsession, they reach a critical choice point, Jerud says: They can either give in to their urges to try to reduce their ...

You’ve probably seen it before: the TV character dramatically washing their hands or painstakingly straightening every object on their desk. You’ve probably heard people on social media saying, “I’m ...

With OCD, control is a defensive attempt to manage internal anxiety. It usually doesn’t involve intentional efforts to control other people. OCPD, on the other hand, can involve controlling behaviors.

Anorexia and OCD are disorders that interconnect, often driven by obsessive thoughts and compulsive behaviors. Anorexia nervosa and obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) are two distinct mental health ...