A mom with OCD has told how she developed a crippling fear of germs after her son got mono as a toddler. Devin Clifton, 39, struggles with debilitating anxiety that culminates in germaphobia and a ...

Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is a serious mental disorder characterised by unwanted thoughts and fears. OCD is a condition that gets downplayed when people who have no idea what the term ...

The primary indicator for P-OCD is a recurring cycle of obsessions and compulsions. Obsessions are not simply excessive worrying about new parenthood or an occasional distressing thought.

I didn’t get diagnosed until my harm OCD started. When I told my therapist, she was concerned about my symptoms but did not know it was OCD.

Stopping an OCD attack includes keeping a log of causes, using mindfulness meditation to refocus thoughts, and reminding oneself that thoughts are not dangerous and will go away.

ALTHOUGH the cliches and jokes you may have heard about obsessive-compulsive disorder - or OCD - tend to focus on cleanliness and tidying, there is much more to it than that.

An OCD counselor gave us the rundown on Contamination OCD, providing examples of common obsessions, compulsions, and evidence-based treatments.

Symmetry OCD is not a personality quirk: OCD is a mental health condition. Feeling “bothered” by asymmetry occasionally doesn’t mean someone has OCD.

OCD Awareness Week: 6 things you may not know about OCD No, it isn’t just being a ‘neat freak’ or needing things done a certain way. By Imy Brighty-Potts.

OCD has become a colloquial term, but here is what true obsessive compulsive disorder is − and isn't.