Ruminative obsessive compulsive disorder – or OCD intrusive thoughts – is one of four types of OCD. According to the US National Institute of Mental Health, about 94 per cent of us have these thoughts ...

The violent thoughts came to me suddenly, and without hesitation, in the summer of June 2017. It was 5pm, and I was lounging around the beach house with my parents, when all at once, I was hit with a ...

Many people with OCD first get advice from internet chat forums or therapists untrained in OCD. Although the advice-givers are usually well-meaning, the messaging isn’t always consistent with best ...

Obsessional intrusive thoughts are unwanted disturbing thoughts that flash into the mind, repeating over and over again throughout the day – every day. Similar to a song that gets stuck in your head, ...

Intrusive thoughts are some of the most personal and agonizing symptoms of obsessive-compulsive disorder. Thanks to OCD, just one single unpleasant thought or image—violent, sexual, obscene, ...

The complexity of the world is almost too much for the human brain to comprehend. Only when something doesn’t work is this elucidated — the heating won’t turn on, the dishwasher isn’t washing, the ...

Helen Flanagan has opened up about dealing with postnatal depression, OCD and intrusive thoughts. The former Corrie star talked about the conditions which left her in therapy for a year as she posted ...