Anxiety itself is not a mental illness. It’s a normal, adaptive emotion that helps us respond to perceived threats. Anxiety is the automatic reaction that makes you jump back when you think you’ve ...

Obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) is a mental health condition characterized by recurring intrusive thoughts (i.e., ...

Are you tired of avoiding? Do you feel the need to perform frustrating rituals in an endless cycle to get rid of anxiety, uncertainty and even sensitivities to sounds? Are you stuck with unwanted ...

If you’ve started exploring therapy for OCD, you’ve likely come across different approaches. There's exposure and response ...

"I get severely depressed because no one wants to think of their children dying," she says, of the intrusive thoughts that ...

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OCD treatment is increasingly blending established therapies with innovative and nonclinical approaches, from psychiatric service dogs and digital therapeutics to psychedelics for treatment-resistant ...

Carly Pearce is opening up about her mental health struggles. The “What He Didn’t Do” singer shared insight into what her life has been like during her yearslong battle with anxiety and ...

Think you know obsessive-compulsive disorder? Think again. OCD is one of the most misunderstood mental health conditions. Many assume it’s all about being tidy or organized, but the reality is far ...

Judith Rapoport, who has died aged 92, was a leading psychiatrist who rejected Freudian theories based on the workings of the ...

Brisbane mum Madelyn Jenkins has struggled to use public bathrooms after developing postpartum contamination OCD three years ...

Although OCD involves anxiety, it is actually considered a separate disorder in the diagnostic manual used by mental health professionals. It is possible to have both—around half to three-quarters of ...