People with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), anxiety, trauma or depression are likely to experience intrusive thoughts more often, and they’ll likely have them persist longer than most.

OCD has two central components. Obsessions are recurrent, intrusive thoughts, urges, or images that lead to distress and anxiety. Compulsions—repetitive behaviors or mental acts performed in ...

Have you ever experienced a thought that won’t go away, no matter how hard you try to focus on something else? For people with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), intrusive thoughts ...

For more information about OCD Awareness Week, please visit the OCD Action website. Nikki reflects on her obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD), from intrusive thoughts to structured rituals. She shares ...

If you live with OCD, you will have obsessions. You are also likely to have compulsions and unhelpful beliefs too. The obsessions and compulsions can be time-consuming, distressing and have a big ...

For Millennials and Gen Z, "OCD" might seem like a trendy buzzword for an obsession with cleanliness. But hold on—there's so much more to it than meets the eye. Listen to Story We’ve all heard people ...

OCD has two central components. Obsessions are recurrent, intrusive thoughts, urges, or images that lead to distress and anxiety. Compulsions—repetitive behaviors or mental acts performed in ...

the US-based International OCD Foundation estimates, making it the fourth most prevalent mental health disorder. With this condition, a sufferer has obsessions – or intrusive thoughts – which ...

However, most commonly, OCD involves intrusive or unwanted thoughts, typically relating to a fear of hurt or harm upon one’s self, their loved ones, or even people they don’t know. These could ...