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Why do we get snippets of songs stuck in our heads? And are earworms more common with OCD?

You’re reading a report and trying to concentrate. The room is silent. But despite your best efforts to focus, a little snatch of melody – an “earworm” – keeps circling inside your head.

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Psychedelic treatments show promise for OCD while cannabis doesn’t, review finds

Psychiatry professor theorizes that the difference is related to how the substances interact with areas of the brain

The Guardian - US

Brian Wampler just reimagined a bona fide modern classic with The Compulsion Drive – but is this OCD-inspired dirt pedal an overdrive, distortion or both?

The TCD Compulsion Drive from Wampler Pedals is a love letter to the Fulltone OCD, expanded with 3-band EQ, switchable clipping four modes, and all that enigmatic dirt that is at one with your amp

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Super Typhoon Uwan Kills One in Catanduanes, Floods Submerge Homes, 340K Families Evacuated

Super Typhoon Uwan claims its first life in Catanduanes, sweeping a victim away in a flashflood. Millions are evacuated as the storm brings power loss and flooding.

International Business Times UK

Aussies self-diagnosing mental health over the internet

Australia's armchair psychologists are self-diagnosing mental conditions and sometimes self-treating instead of seeking professional guidance, experts warn.

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Typhoon Uwan: PAGASA Warns Its 1,400km Breadth Threatens Batanes to Bohol

Typhoon Uwan (Fung-wong) Update: Pagasa warns the cyclone's massive 1,400km breadth will bring severe weather from Batanes to Bohol. Read the full forecast, the threat of Super Typhoon intensity, and the national disaster warnings for the 8,164 high-risk villages.

International Business Times UK

“I Wonder How Many Men Would Stay”: Woman’s Honest Post About Life With A BF With OCD Goes Viral

What's it like when a partner has OCD?

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UFC fighter Nathaniel Wood explains ‘living nightmare’ of OCD and anxiety

UFC fighter Nathaniel Wood has spoken out about the misconceptions of OCD and how having the mental health condition is a “living nightmare”.

The Independent UK

Advocate says ex-priest charged with raping disabled child should now be put on clergy-abuser list

Group says Mark Francis Ford’s work history also has several red flags, including entering a program known for treating pedophilia, though he claimed he was there due to problematic spending

The Guardian - US

My easy zoning method prevents contamination in my kitchen – it's the food-safety secret I swear by in an OCD household

Food fears are a thing of the past

Homes & Gardens

“I have such horrible OCD. Ever since I was a little kid, if I couldn’t get something, I would stay home from school fake sick and play it over and over”: John 5 on staying true to the Crüe, pushing his playing and why he’s surrounded by ghosts

The virtuoso explains what made him the perfect fit for Mötley Crüe, how he’s channeling Paul Gilbert and Robert Johnson on his latest solo album, and what’s next for his signature Fender Telecaster

Guitar World

The Billionaire Inside Your Head review – OCD and capitalism collide in daring office drama

Will Lord’s exciting new play adds a neurodiverse inner voice to the Mamet-like rivalry between ambitious debt collectors chasing financial success

The Guardian - UK

Carly Pearce spent years battling 'crippling OCD'

Country singer Carly Pearce has revealed she's spent years battling "crippling OCD" and anxiety but she sought help during the COVID-19 pandemic as she struggled to deal with her emotions as she went through her divorce from Michael Ray.

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Sami Sheen details struggles with OCD

Sami Sheen's OCD has caused her to "starve" because she convinces herself even fresh food is not edible.

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Writer and performer Amelia Rodger on 10 things that changed her life

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Starbucks employee with OCD that makes it hard for her to throw away trash sues for wrongful termination

Exclusive: Part of Nilani Thiyagarajah’s job was “maintaining cleanliness and organization in the store,” but her condition makes it extremely difficult for her to throw things away, according to court filings obtained by The Independent

The Guardian - UK

‘Life is brutal. Running helps’: the 17-year-old who faced despair – and ran the length of Britain

Marcus Skeet has dealt with a lot: diabetes, anxiety, depression, OCD and the pressures of being a young carer. A few years ago, he reached his lowest point. Then he began working towards an extraordinary goal

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31 Bizarre Things Women Found Out Others Actually Go Through Too

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Researchers uncovered hundreds of genes linked to OCD, providing clues about how it changes the brain − new research

Obsessive compulsive disorder has many unknowns, including what causes it, why symptoms can differ so much between people, how medication and therapy for it actually work, and why treatment is effective for some people and not for others. In our newly published research, my colleagues and I made a step…

The Guardian - UK

‘Saying you’re in a jangle-pop band is a red flag’: the Tubs talk speed, squalor and their glorious second album

As they embark on a UK tour, the band’s frontman recounts how terrible dates, struggles with OCD and a family tragedy all fed into their new record

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Tuppence Middleton has 'tremendous amount of guilt' about parenting with OCD

Tuppence Middleton feels "really selfish as a parent" that has OCD because it blocks her from being able to properly look after her daughter when she is ill.

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Luke Combs suffers 'worst flare-up' of OCD in years

Luke Combs recently suffered his "worst flare-up" of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) in years while touring in Australia.

The Guardian - UK

Scorpions by Tuppence Middleton review – living with OCD

The Downton Abbey actor offers a skilful, poetic and bleakly funny account of coping with a lifelong condition

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Tuppence Middleton on 30-year mental health struggle

'Downton Abbey' star Tuppence Middleton revealed her OCD battle in her new book 'Scorpions'.

The Guardian - UK

Brain implant that could boost mood by using ultrasound to go under NHS trial

Devices may have potential to help patients with conditions such as depression, addiction, OCD and epilepsy

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