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 ...
People with OCD tend to give themselves a hard time. When they're stuck on an obsession, they reach a critical choice point, ...
A reader with OCD and a history of loss is terrified everyone they love will die, leading to panic and constant checking ...
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Anxious thoughts can overwhelm you, making it difficult to make decisions and take action to deal with whatever issue bothers ...
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 ...
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder and its symptoms can be treated with psychotherapy, but also with medication and, sometimes, ...
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 needed to stop resisting my intrusive thoughts. But how? I hated them. How could I not resist them? The secret I found was ...
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 ...