My cat died in 2013. Everyone said I treated him like a child. He got so sick, so suddenly, it freaked me out so badly. Then ...

Now I’m afraid I’ll lose anyone at any time. I have OCD and all my rituals are focused around keeping my mom, sister, husband ...

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OCD can manifest itself in many different ways, such as a focus on contamination and cleaning, or compulsions to make your ...

Now I’m afraid I’ll lose anyone at any time. I text my mom constantly, and if she doesn’t answer for a few hours, I panic.

I’m afraid I’ll lose anyone at any time. I have OCD and all my rituals are focused around keeping my mom, sister, husband and ...

Obsessive Compulsive Disorder and its symptoms can be treated with psychotherapy, but also with medication and, sometimes, ...

Dear Eric: My cat died in 2013. Everyone said I treated him like a child. He got so sick, so suddenly, it freaked me out so ...

While most people would maybe silence their phone, scour WebMD, and move on, I couldn’t. (And this was pre-internet and cellphones, anyway!) I simply presented as a perfectionistic, high-achieving kid ...

"I have OCD, and all my rituals are focused around keeping my mom, sister, husband and current cats safe and alive." ...

From the outside, OCD can look like (and feel like!) an attempt to control others. But actually, it's the person with OCD who ...

No matter how rude and mean his children were being, my husband couldn’t man up. He’d say, “I don’t want to alienate them by ...