Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is a debilitating condition in which individuals frequently experience intrusive thoughts, images, or urges (obsessions), to which they feel compelled to respond ...

Trying to control others by imposing rigid rules, demanding conformity, micromanaging tasks, or punishing deviation is more ...

Many of us have wild thoughts that pop into our heads out of nowhere. But what if those thoughts were harmful and seemed to want to destroy good things in your life? And what if they happened all of ...

In a world where you can filter future flings based on a set of characteristics, is it any wonder that we get profoundly preoccupied with finding the perfect partner? Already seeing someone? You’re ...

Emma and Rob have been a in a relationship for two years. Initially, they both felt a strong sense of closeness and intimacy. However, over time Emma’s focus shifted towards evaluating whether or not ...

Despite being diagnosed with OCD at age 9, I didn’t know there was a form of the disorder called relationship OCD until I met my now husband. When I met my now husband, Marc, I didn’t believe in love ...

Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is classified by the World Health Organization as 1 of the 10 most disabling conditions.

While classmates were exploring intimacy with typical teenage abandon, Tyler Falcoa was terrified of sex — despite having a long-term girlfriend he was seriously into. ‘I was so fixated on “what if I ...

That’s how a lot of people with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) experience intrusive thoughts and obsessions. It’s terrifying and exhausting, and one type, known as Relationship OCD (ROCD), ...