It's counterintuitive, but the symptoms of my OCD intensify around people I'm comfortable with. I'm working on fighting my compulsions when I'm around my partner. I've been counting since I can ...

When someone says, "Oh, I'm a little OCD too," you just nod and smile. They don't get it, but you're too tired to explain why organizing your desk doesn't count. You’re trying to enjoy the now ...

But it does not highlight a person's other struggles. Someone with OCD might repeatedly check locks, count in specific patterns, or experience intrusive, distressing thoughts. You may like to ...

counting (or) repeating words silently.” People with OCD may feel “driven to perform” certain compulsions “in response to an obsession,” according to the DSM-5-TR. The DSM-5-TR doesn't ...

The singer experiences “Pure O” OCD which occurs as purely mental ruminations and doesn’t manifest physically.

Sarah’s unusual and intense fears of contamination and her counting compulsions were dramatic symptoms of OCD. Those symptoms, layered with her refusals of food, her changes in speech and ...

I wish it was that, trust me.” OCD can manifest itself in many ways. Tuppence describes her "mental counting" as an early experience of OCD and that it diversified into more observable habits ...

The 35-year-old country star has previously discussed his lifelong struggle with purely obsessional OCD, a subtype of obsessive-compulsive disorder that he called "particularly wicked." ...

Obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) is a mental illness that affects about 1% of the US population. OCD is made up of two distinct symptoms: obsession and compulsions. Although rare, someone can ...

I regularly treat the following symptoms: OCD- Intrusive thoughts; needing reassurance; counting, checking, and reviewing for certainty; searching for answers on Google and Reddit; mentally ...