The letter writer’s obsessive compulsive disorder is much harder to handle after the death of their father. Dear Eric: My cat ...

A reader with OCD and a history of loss is terrified everyone they love will die, leading to panic and constant checking ...

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, and current cats safe and alive. I text my mom constantly, and if she ...

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 ...

Dear Eric: I am ashamed to admit it, but I hate my three stepchildren. The daughter is the prime antagonist. Let’s call her ...

He listened to me and then casually told me I had something called scrupulosity, or religious obsessive-compulsive disorder ...

Filmmaker Karan Johar talks about living with body dysmorphia on ‘Two Much’. Know what the disorder means and how to manage ...

Send questions to R. Eric Thomas at eric@askingeric.com or P.O. Box 22474, Philadelphia, PA 19110. Follow him on Instagram ...

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 ...

Hoarding may represent a misfiring of one of the brain’s oldest imperatives: to seek safety in connection. Where human bonds ...

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 ...

We shouldn't celebrate or glamorise these drugs, but with the right information and support they are an incredible tool for ...