Ocd
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Overthinking or OCD? Key differences explained by psychologist and when to seek help
Health | Jan 05, 2026, 07:15 AM ISTOverthinking and OCD can look similar but work very differently. A mental health expert explains the key signs, emotional patterns and when to seek help.
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What is emotional contamination OCD? Know causes, symptoms, treatment and more
Health | Feb 07, 2024, 12:58 PM ISTEmotional contamination OCD: Fear of emotional "germs"? Understand causes, symptoms, treatment and find hope for managing this lesser-known OCD subtype.
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Covid-19 can trigger OCD in kids and young people: Study
Health | Nov 10, 2020, 12:09 PM ISTOCD is a mental illness that causes repeated unwanted thoughts or sensations (obsessions) or the urge to do something over and over again (compulsions). Some people can have both obsessions and compulsions.
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Antibodies may provide a new treatment for OCD
Lifestyle | Apr 22, 2020, 03:38 PM ISTAccording to the researchers, mice with high levels of this protein was also found to exhibit behaviours that are characteristic of anxiety and stress, such as digging and excessive grooming.
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Indians with OCD should avoid watching news around COVID-19
People | Mar 27, 2020, 03:00 PM ISTAt a time when over 1.3 billion Indians have been asked to stay indoors, people who are claustrophobic or suffer from obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) are finding it difficult to obey the 'Lakshmana Rekha Prime Minister Narendra Modi has drawn in from of all homes.
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This COVID-19 battle could also lead to mysophobia, OCD and depression
Health | Mar 21, 2020, 05:20 PM ISTChances are low, though admittedly not nil, that people may develop a phobia based on excessive focus on hand hygiene.
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Anxiety, OCD in kids may lead to suicidal thoughts
Lifestyle | Jul 13, 2019, 02:52 PM ISTThe study, published in the journal Archives of Suicide Research, reveals the factors that can trigger ideas of suicide in pre-adolescent age group.
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Being too harsh on yourself could lead to OCD
Lifestyle | Apr 27, 2019, 12:40 PM ISTPersonal responsibility, blame and the responsibility to continue thinking, had the strongest link to the disorders.
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Living in less sunny areas? It could lead to OCD
Lifestyle | Jul 11, 2018, 01:53 PM ISTIf you are one of those who lives in less sunny areas, then there are high chances of OCD risk.
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Caution midnight owls! Late bedtime may decrease control over OCD symptoms
Lifestyle | Jun 21, 2017, 05:22 PM ISTDo you go to bed later? This habit might make you lose control over your OCD symptoms
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Emily Blunt worried about OCD
Hollywood | Jun 21, 2012, 01:52 PM ISTLondon : Actress Emily Blunt is concerned her obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) is becoming an issue in her life, because the condition is worsening with age.The 29-year-old was recently diagnosed with OCD and she fears