Many people routinely wake up throughout the night, dwelling on their past mistakes and ruminating about things they regret doing and saying. We may try to push these interfering thoughts out of our ...

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You're chopping vegetables to make dinner when suddenly, out of nowhere, a thought flashes: "What if I cut my finger off?" You don't want to hurt yourself, and the ...

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Relationship OCD is gaining awareness, but limited data means little in known about how common the condition is.

Unsolicited and intrusive thoughts are never fun, but they are rarely harmful — unless you cannot turn them off. Samantha Jean was diagnosed with OCD at 11 years old, after her parents noticed her ...

Intrusive thoughts are sudden, involuntary thoughts, mental images or urges. They often cover difficult themes such as causing or experiencing harm, contamination, making a mistake, or sexual or ...

River City OCD explains the difference between having an intrusive thought versus acting upon those thoughts. To learn more, ...

None of us can escape intrusive thoughts, the random and usually off-putting musings that include visions of shoving your hand through the center of a beautifully decorated cake or a bridge collapsing ...