Everyone experiences intrusive thoughts, and most people can brush them off without a worry. But what happens when those intrusive thoughts become inescapable?

At what point does a collection become hoarding? All of us at one time or another had collections whether of stamps, books or plates. “People collect and save objects as a hobby in virtually all ...

Eva Surawy Stepney receives funding from the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) via the White Rose College of the Arts and Humanities (WRoCAH). Readers are advised that this article contains ...

OCD cannot be narrowed down to just repetitive cleaning or organizing; it is a serious disorder with many facets.

It's a misconception to consider perfectionism altogether bad. When myopic and all-encompassing, it can be. People are often stunned to discover that they don't have to abstain from their ...

Sometimes compulsive giving is a strategy for belonging. Here’s why some friends always pay and how relationships change when ...

Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is, in part, characterized by greed. The individual in its grasp often seeks out a high degree of certainty, almost superhuman. Because we aren't intuitively good ...

Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is a chronic medical condition, not a personal choice or a moral failing. Loved ones who want to be supportive must be mindful of the profound effects OCD can have ...

“‘Just right’ OCD” is a nonclinical way to describe an urge to ensure things are symmetrical or “just right” that can occur in OCD. This condition can be treated with therapy or by addressing ...