According to the NIMH, OCD is diagnosed in most people by age 19, typically with an earlier age of onset in boys than in girls. "Sometimes women will develop OCD in the context of pregnancy ...
How Is OCD Different From Generalized Anxiety?
Persistent anxiety can contribute to physical and psychological symptoms, such as nausea, hot flashes, panic attacks, rumination, and dissociation.
5 Things You Should Never Say to Someone with OCD
It’s okay, we’re all a little OCD.”You might think statements like this will normalize what your friend is feeling, but Fedrick tells us they’re actually hurtful and damaging. “The first concern with ...
‘I’m so OCD’ is a throwaway refrain. What actually is OCD, and how does it feel?
It wasn’t until Kate was in high school that she was diagnosed with mild to moderate OCD. By then, the disorder was having an effect on her day-to-day life. “From year 10 onwards, the form it ...
I've had OCD for as long as I can remember. This is how it affected me growing up.
Since the author was was young, she's experienced a battle between rational thoughts and her obsessive-compulsive disorder. Getting diagnosed helped.
What it feels like: Diagnosed with OCD and anxiety while pregnant
He was born December 2020. You were diagnosed with OCD and anxiety during your pregnancy — what led to those diagnoses? During my first pregnancy, I had the thought, every time I went into the ...
How OCD Impacts My Beauty Routine - and What I Do About It
It's 9 p.m., and for the next two and a half hours, I know exactly how my night is going to go: I'll head upstairs and do a "preliminary" brush of my teeth, floss, then brush again. I'll clean out my ...
My OCD makes me think I’m going to kill someone or be killed
At the time, I thought I’d never suffered from OCD before. One of the most well-known symptoms is a compulsion to order and cleanliness, and even though I’m a Virgo, I’ve never been extremely tidy.
OCD Is Not an Adjective- Here’s Why Using It as One Is Harmful
Even if someone is clinically diagnosed with OCD, they still are not “OCD” – because OCD is not an adjective. Whenever I hear someone refer to themselves or someone else as “so OCD” in ...
