Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is a mental health condition that involves repetitive thoughts and behaviors. If you have OCD, you might also experience tics or disruptive involuntary sounds ...
6. It's Not Just About Hand-Washing People with OCD feel compelled to repeat certain thoughts or behaviors to counteract their obsessions. Frequent hand-washing, for example, may provide a ...
Differentiation and Treatment Differential diagnosis between OCD and psychosis is sometimes tricky. For example, intrusive thoughts can sometimes be voice-like, so loud that a person shudders.
IMAGE] It's normal to feel your heart beat faster or your face flush before getting up to speak in front of a room of 50 people. But if you're coming up with excuses to avoid the speaking ...
We might have poked what we thought was gentle fun at her, saying she was “a little bit OCD”. Later, she began to disclose “bad thoughts”, which I assumed were the typical products of a ...
Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is most commonly treated with selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs), which help regulate serotonin levels. They tend to be effective, especially when ...
Since he was 14 years old, Jorun Christianson's life has been heavily impacted by severe obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). His experience with OCD goes beyond the common misconceptions and ...