Comedian and actor Eddie Murphy has recently begun opening up about his life and his experience with his Obsessive Compulsive ...

Welcome to Diagnosis Diaries. Throughout this series, we'll share real stories from real people about receiving a diagnosis for a chronic condition. Share on Pinterest Illustration by Brittany England ...

When I started having intrusive thoughts and compulsions, I didn't know what to do. I didn't think it was OCD because my anxieties didn't match anything I knew to be true about it. But that's what I ...

It was the 1980s. Washington D.C. was being called the “murder capital” of America, and the nightly news in Northern Virginia where I grew up showed an onslaught of politics, gangs, drugs, and guns.

Author’s note: This article discusses my own personal experiences with obsessive-compulsive disorder. It is in no way authoritative to anyone’s experience but my own. Every person’s experience with ...

Have you ever had an unwanted thought or image stuck in your head? Usually, you can ignore it and move on. But sometimes, it just keeps popping right back up. You don’t want to have these sticky, ...

A loving relationship can be an oasis in uncertain times, but nurturing it requires attention, honesty, openness, vulnerability, and gratitude. Source: RODNAE Productions/Pexels Try telling someone ...

When I was eight, I began a secret, solemn, nighttime ritual of checking beneath my bed. Checking for what? I don’t even remember. Intruders. Regular ol’ boogie men. Ghosts. It wasn’t specific, but ...