Actor Kimberley Nixon speaks openly about perinatal OCD, intrusive thoughts and postnatal mental health after childbirth, and ...

"I get severely depressed because no one wants to think of their children dying," she says, of the intrusive thoughts that routinely shatter the joys of family life. "It's something [most people] ...

Here’s what experts recommend you should do if the signs of moral OCD sound familiar.

A young woman has revealed her four-year ordeal of believing she was a pedophile, only to learn she was actually battling a form of obsessive-compulsive disorder. Molly Lambert, 22, started ...

I’m honoured your journey has brought you here. Hi, I'm Rebecca. For over a decade I have supported healing from anxiety, self-esteem concerns, trauma, and OCD. I specialize in working with OCD — ...

We receive frequent inquiries in the form of requests for reassurance that a particular sticky unwanted thought qualifies to be treated as a bonafide unwanted intrusive thought. People offer the ...

You're chopping vegetables to make dinner when suddenly, out of nowhere, a thought flashes: "What if I cut my finger off?" You don't want to hurt yourself, and the ...

Intrusive thoughts often feel stronger during periods of overload because stress narrows attention and raises the brain's threat response. When someone is feeling overwhelmed, emotionally overloaded, ...

The exact reason why we experience intrusive thoughts isn't fully understood. These unwanted, disturbing thoughts are called intrusive thoughts, and they can be very unsettling. But here's the thing, ...