“Pure O” is not a formal mental health diagnosis. It refers to a form of OCD in which people may have compulsions that involve mental rituals more so than specific actions. Although pure obsessional ...

With obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), certain thoughts can compel a person to perform cleaning rituals or behaviors in order to prevent a consequence they dread. Specific thoughts, known as ...

OCD can be torturous, transforming what seems like an ordinary day into a harrowing struggle to hold on to ourselves and reality. Not unlike Gregor Samsa in Kafka's classic novella The Metamorphosis, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. No single gene causes OCD, but identifying the genetic markers linked to the condition can help clarify how it develops. Viktoria ...

Life and relationships are challenging enough but if you live with or love someone diagnosed with OCD it can be even more difficult. Living with an OCD spouse or partner can be brutal at times, and ...

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 ...