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fromBusiness Insider
1 week ago

I visited every country by 25. These are 3 cities I always recommend - and one I'd skip.

A 25-year-old visited all 195 countries to confront obsessive-compulsive disorder, becoming the youngest person verified to complete every country after reaching North Korea.
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fromIndependent
9 months ago
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''This is OCD,' the psychiatrist said. For the first time in my life, someone had validated the concerns I had'

fromIndependent
9 months ago
Writing

''This is OCD,' the psychiatrist said. For the first time in my life, someone had validated the concerns I had'

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Mental health
fromPsychology Today
2 months ago

Existential OCD: When 'Why Am I Here?' Won't Let Go

Existential OCD causes intrusive, panic-inducing obsessions about meaning, reality, and death despite outward normalcy and is a treatable OCD subtype.
fromwww.mercurynews.com
3 months ago

Asking Eric: My rituals to keep my loved ones alive have taken over my life

Now I'm afraid I'll lose anyone at any time. I have OCD and all my rituals are focused around keeping my mom, sister, husband and current cats safe and alive. I text my mom constantly, and if she doesn't answer for a few hours, I panic. I've started crying and hyperventilating if she didn't send her usual I'm OK morning text by the time she always does; I'm ready to drive to her apartment, prepared to find her body.
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fromPsychology Today
5 months ago

Do You Have Relationship OCD?

ROCD produces persistent, distressing relationship doubts and compulsions focused on one's feelings or a partner's flaws, exceeding normal relationship uncertainty.
fromThe Atlantic
7 months ago

Dear James: Do I Need to Share My Diagnosis?

After a series of unsettling events and a diagnosis of obsessive-compulsive disorder, the author reflects on past neurotic behaviors and questions whether to share his experience with loved ones.
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fromPsychology Today
8 months ago

Avoidable vs. Unavoidable: How Freud Distinguished Phobia from OCD

Understanding the distinction between phobia and OCD is essential for accurate diagnosis and effective treatment.
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