OCD Stories
- Body dysmorphic disorder, or a preoccupation with so-called flaws in physical appearance, may be worsened by today's photo-editing technologies.
- Yes, feeling frustrated over everyday sounds may indicate a medical disorder. Here's what we know about it so far.
- These genetic mutations could be linked to OCD, autism or other conditions because they act on the part of our brain involved in repetitive behaviors.
- A study suggests plastic surgeons miss most of the signs of a serious mental illness in patients who want work done.
- More than ordinary nervousness? The 7 signs that you may have an anxiety disorder, from muscle tension to chronic indigestion.
- A large percentage of Americans are on psychiatric medications like antidepressants and anti-anxiety pills.
- If you are truly obsessed with eating healthy, you may have a condition called orthorexia — and New Year’s resolutions can be a problem.
- Perfectionism and OCD are not the same thing. Here’s how to tell if you have obsessive-compulsive disorder.
- Obsessive thoughts or goal-oriented thoughts can derail the natural spontaneous movement of the mind, an idea that could be crucial to understanding mental illness.
- Stress affects our bodies in lots of obvious ways, like making us hungry or sweaty, but other reactions are much stranger than that.
- There's more than just one type of anxiety.
- A study incorrectly concluded that an antidepressant was safe for adolescent use, when it actually made depression worse.