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We're creating resources to help people learn about OCD in the many ways it impacts their own lives—not just what it looks like on paper. You can search our resources to determine when your intrusive thoughts may be related to OCD.
Mental illness is very real, even if it’s not visible. But that alone may not be enough to satisfy your doubts. Here's what you should know.
By Elle Warren
Reviewed by April Kilduff, MA, LCPC
If you find it hard to stop staring at others—or feel like you are—you might be wondering whether something else is going on.
By Erica Digap Burson
Reviewed by April Kilduff, MA, LCPC
If a word or phrase keeps repeating in your head and causes you distress, it may be a sign of OCD. Here's how you can tell.
By Jessica Migala
Reviewed by April Kilduff, MA, LCPC
In a world with so many uncontrollable factors, how do you not cling to certainty? Believe it or not, you can learn to accept it.
By Elle Warren
Reviewed by April Kilduff, MA, LCPC
If you have a fear that you’re manipulating others, chances are that you’re not actually the bad person you might worry that you are.
By Erica Digap Burson
Reviewed by April Kilduff, MA, LCPC
Dreaming can be an intense experience—if you can’t brush off feelings of sadness or anxiety in the morning, you’re not alone.
By Jessica Migala
Reviewed by April Kilduff, MA, LCPC
Autistic people may often enjoy giving a lot of attention to certain subjects, or activities. But are these obsessions?
By Erica Digap Burson
Reviewed by April Kilduff, MA, LCPC
If being apart from your parents, child, partner, or other important person in your life makes you extremely anxious, there may be something else at play.
By Erica Digap Burson
Reviewed by April Kilduff, MA, LCPC
People-pleasing is often a long-ingrained habit, possibly reinforced by years of being praised for your behaviors—but it's not always healthy.
By Elle Warren
Reviewed by April Kilduff, MA, LCPC
If your tapping habit is negatively impacting your life it might be important for you to seek help. Here's where you can find it.
By Elle Warren
Reviewed by April Kilduff, MA, LCPC
Fear of intimacy, also known as intimacy anxiety or relationship avoidance, can be a difficult and isolating experience. If you’ve typically hesitated to
By Yusra Shah
Reviewed by April Kilduff, MA, LCPC
It’s not difficult to understand that while everyone needs to eat to survive, each individual’s relationship with food is quite different. We all have
By Jill Webb
Reviewed by April Kilduff, MA, LCPC
“I think I’m experiencing intrusive thoughts, but they show up as images in my mind rather than words or phrases—are intrusive images even a thing?” Can
By Jill Webb
Reviewed by April Kilduff, MA, LCPC
You’re ready to relax, curl up on the couch, and watch a movie—only to feel the stress creeping in the moment you start scrolling through options. What
By Yusra Shah
Reviewed by Diana Matthiessen, LMSW
Bed rotting is a TikTok trend that’s gained popularity among Gen Zers in the past year, “rotting” being a slang term for being beaten down, reduced, or
Reviewed by Michaela McCloud
A steadfast commitment to one’s career is often seen as a commendable trait—especially in the corporate world—and that’s not necessarily a bad thing.
By Jill Webb
Reviewed by April Kilduff, MA, LCPC
It’s well-established that regular exercise promotes a healthy lifestyle. Whether you're hitting the gym, the yoga mat, or just doing some cardio in the
By Jill Webb
Reviewed by April Kilduff, MA, LCPC
Hate vegetables? Refuse to eat seafood? Need the crust cut off from your sandwich, otherwise the whole meal is ruined? If you have a laundry list of
By Jill Webb
Reviewed by April Kilduff, MA, LCPC
In spring of 2022, a story about Akihoko Kondo, a man who unofficially married a hologram of a fictional character, appeared in the New York Times. As the
By Jill Webb
Reviewed by April Kilduff, MA, LCPC
In 1979, Eija-Riitta Eklöf, who was in love with structures, married the Berlin Wall. Yes, a wall. Eklöf made the case that objectophilia, the sexual or
By Fjolla Arifi
Reviewed by April Kilduff, MA, LCPC