Although research is sparse, Tom Bellamy, a neuroscientist at the University of Nottingham in England, estimated that as many ...

Summary: Researchers have identified the causal circuits of OCD for the first time. Rather than relying on traditional ...

An Australian woman left her loved ones in 'shock' after opening up about her fears of being a paedophile. Dana Da Silva was first left with a 'sticky thought' when she was playing with a friend's ...

Intrusive thoughts are sudden, involuntary thoughts, mental images or urges. They often cover difficult themes such as causing or experiencing harm, contamination, making a mistake, or sexual or ...

We have thousands of spontaneous thoughts a day. Most of them are mundane, such as “Where did I leave my car keys?” But every now and then a strange and distressing thought might pop into our mind, ...

A mother was so terrified she might be a pedophile that she avoided the school run and even contemplated reporting herself to authorities - before learning it was actually OCD. Lauren Carrigher ...

A Little OCD Fix For Ya explores various strategies and tips for managing obsessive-compulsive behaviors. The video delves into practical methods and techniques to help viewers navigate daily ...

In a new 'Rolling Stone' cover story interview, Kahan reflected on getting diagnosed with OCD while making his new album, 'The Great Divide' Jack Irvin has worked at PEOPLE since 2022. He covers and ...

The intersection of gambling addiction and obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) highlights a complex relationship between two conditions that share underlying psychological and neurological mechanisms.

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 ...

“For years I avoided talking about it," said Molly Lambert, who was diagnosed with pedophilia-themed obessive-compulsive disorder Vanessa Etienne is a Staff Writer for PEOPLE on the Health team. She ...

Intrusive thoughts often feel stronger during periods of overload because stress narrows attention and raises the brain's threat response. When someone is feeling overwhelmed, emotionally overloaded, ...