The “repetition compulsion” is a basic concept in psychotherapy. The compulsion to repeat is particularly interesting because what is repeated is not pleasurable. On the contrary, it is usually a ...

Compulsively counting objects or actions is a common symptom of OCD. Exposure therapy can help you develop coping mechanisms when you encounter triggers. Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is a ...

This post was written by Léna Nagy, Ph.D., researcher at the School of Psychology, University of Southampton, Southampton, United Kingdom, and Institute of Psychology, ELTE Eötvös Loránd University, ...

The term "OCD" is often wrongly diagnosed to someone who has a strict morning routine or keeps an organized desk. Having OCD, or obsessive compulsive disorder, has little to do with your cleaning ...