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  1. Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) - Symptoms and causes

    Dec 21, 2023 · Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) features a pattern of unwanted thoughts and fears known as obsessions. These obsessions lead you to do repetitive behaviors, also …

  2. Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) - Mayo Clinic

    Dec 21, 2023 · OCD features unwanted thoughts and fears, or obsessions. These obsessions lead to repetitive behaviors, also known as compulsions, that get in the way of daily activities.

  3. Obsessive-compulsive disorder: Questions and answers

    Apr 10, 2025 · For example, someone with OCD may be taking showers for hours at a time, multiple times a day. Eventually, we try to get that person touching floors and then touching …

  4. Fear Ladder Building - Mayo Clinic Anxiety Coach

    The fear ladder library lists activities you can use to face your fears, organized by the type of situation, thought, or feeling that sets off anxiety or OCD. Each activity you select will be …

  5. Coping with unwanted and intrusive thoughts - Mayo Clinic Press

    Apr 13, 2023 · Finding a health care provider who is knowledgeable about intrusive thoughts, OCD or PTSD is the first step in treating these conditions. The International OCD Foundation …

  6. Mayo Clinic Anxiety Coach - Mayo Clinic Anxiety Coach

    Mayo Clinic Anxiety Coach uses a series of videos and guided questions to help kids, teens, and families make a personalized plan to work on anxiety disorders and obsessive compulsive …

  7. Doing Exposure - Mayo Clinic Anxiety Coach

    Download the example form to learn more about how complete an exposure record. Watch the demonstration videos below to learn more about doing exposures to activities, thoughts in your …

  8. This ladder is to work on my fear of/or OCD about: 1

  9. Transcranial magnetic stimulation - Mayo Clinic

    Apr 7, 2023 · Deep TMS coils have been FDA -approved for OCD and to stop smoking. Although the biology of why TMS works isn't completely understood, the stimulation appears to affect …

  10. Obsessively Pursuing Correct Use of Term “OCD” - Mayo Clinic …

    Feb 11, 2016 · Phrases such as, “Oh, my OCD is acting out, I had to tidy the kitchen,” or “She orders the same thing when she comes to this restaurant; she’s so OCD,” or “My mom makes …