Dr Nina Higson-Sweeney, who was diagnosed with OCD when she was 10, explains when you should seek help.
It’s one thing to read about the signs, symptoms, and types of OCD, the overlap with other mental disorders, the theoreticals about how obsessions and compulsions can affect your life and career and ...
I've been counting since I can remember. Balancing, blinking, scanning for cracks to step on with my right foot whenever my left foot accidentally landed on one. The feeling of something, anything, ...
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I've had OCD for as long as I can remember, and it wasn't always obvious to those around me. A therapist confirmed what I suspected and gave me an OCD diagnosis. Now that I know it's here to stay, I ...
My OCD tells me to lick my lips in a circle, three times in a row. These circles must be exactly the same, perfectly tracing over the previous circle. I think about how ridiculous that would look and ...
I was diagnosed with OCD when I was 16, but have had compulsions as long as I can remember. It's counterintuitive, but the symptoms of my OCD intensify around people I'm comfortable with. I'm working ...