Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) causes people to have recurrent unwanted or unreasonable thoughts or sensations (obsessions) or make them feel driven to do something repeatedly (compulsions).

If you're prone to obsessive thoughts, there's a good chance you've spent many an hour ruminating over things that may seem trivial to others. For example, you may worry that you said something wrong ...

What does it mean to act “insane?” In the moment, few individuals attribute their choices and behaviors to “insanity.” Even the most extreme manifestations of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder seem ...

Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is a complex psychological condition, and those who suffer from it experience severe reduction in their quality of life. A new study now shows that OCD sufferers ...

Stressed. Constantly worrying. Fidgeting. Obsessing. These are just a few of the many constant symptoms affecting millions of people around the world. In the United States, approximately 40 million ...

Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is a fairly common mental health condition. It can involve obsessions and rituals that may affect a person’s daily life. OCD typically involves reoccurring and ...

If you’ve ever watched Sheldon Cooper have a very particular preference about the chair he sits in on The Big Bang Theory, you’ve seen how pop culture portrays people with different types of obsessive ...

Eighteen months ago I was in the throes of some of the darkest moments of my life—but on paper it didn’t look like that. I had just finished a national tour for my first book, The Crowdsourceress, and ...

Here's a thought experiment: don't think about a panda. Did it work? Or are you thinking about a panda? I'm assuming, now that you've read the word panda for the third time, that you're thinking about ...

Every week, a guest draws a card from NPR's Wild Card deck and answers a big question about their life. John Green has written hit young adult novels like "The Fault in Our Stars" and built a YouTube ...