People with OCD tend to give themselves a hard time. When they're stuck on an obsession, they reach a critical choice point, ...

Intrusive thoughts are unwanted, upsetting thoughts often caused by OCD, anxiety, PTSD, or eating disorders. Therapy can help ...

I needed to stop resisting my intrusive thoughts. But how? I hated them. How could I not resist them? The secret I found was ...

Have you ever had a disturbing thought pop up into your head? Thoughts that are distressing, repetitive and unwanted are called intrusive thoughts. NPR's senior Visuals producer LA Johnson talks with ...

The term “intrusive thoughts” has become common parlance from mental health creators on social media such as TikTok, and people have resonated with it. In psychiatry, we don’t usually talk about ...

Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) doesn’t just affect a person’s thoughts. It can ripple through relationships. From romantic partnerships to friendships and family ties, OCD can create unique ...

Rohan’s nighttime fears of being robbed and abducted began at five years old. At nine, Rohan was still sleeping in his mother’s room plagued by nighttime obsessions. “I feel like we’re going to get ...

People with Pure OCD only have mental compulsions, like silent counting or obsessively replaying events in their heads.

Weight-loss drugs not only alter appetite, but can also stop intrusive and obsessive thoughts about food, a new survey suggests. Intrusive thoughts about food, known as ‘food noise’ affect about 57 ...

Mikaela Shiffrin says she has dealt with "intrusive thoughts" and symptoms of PTSD after crashing during a race in November 2024 She suffered a five-centimeter-deep puncture wound to her abdomen ...