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Is it anxiety or OCD? 2 psychology experts explain the difference

Anxiety itself is not a mental illness. It’s a normal, adaptive emotion that helps us respond to perceived threats.

The Conversation

Judith Rapoport obituary

Child psychiatrist who brought obsessive-compulsive disorder to public awareness and focused on the brain’s biology and its role in mental illness

The Guardian - UK

22yo woman thought she was a pedophile for years, until rare OCD diagnosis explained her ‘intrusive’ thoughts

Yes, she's had sexual thoughts about kids, but she is NOT a pedophile.

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My teenage daughter’s OCD keeps getting worse. What can I do?

Cognitive behavioural therapy may help her to cope with her anxiety and learn that she doesn’t need to respond to intrusive thoughts

The Guardian - UK

After becoming a mum, anxiety and OCD ran my life – here’s how I turned my mental health around

STRONG LIKE MUM: New motherhood can be overwhelmingly joyful, and overwhelmingly difficult. Strong Like Mum founder Shakira Akabusi recounts her own battle with maternal anxiety, and how she forged a path to recovery

The Independent UK

“She Said She Did It To Be Nice”: 57 Mildly Infuriating Photos Showing GFs And Wives Being Annoying (New Pics)

Everyone has mildly annoying habits and behaviors that they’re either not proud of or don’t even realize are a nuisance. It’s the type of stuff that’s likely to irk your significant other if they enjoy having a clean and tidy home. And many of us are guilty to some extent.…

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“People Have No Idea”: 70 Medical Issues That Ruin People’s Lives

Some illnesses are obvious but some aren’t. Mental health conditions like anxiety, OCD or depression and physical issues like endometriosis, autoimmune disorders, chronic fatigue, or digestive problems are all invisible illnesses — you often wouldn’t know if someone is suffering from them until they tell you so. Millions of people…

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Amanda Seyfried says she still takes medication for ‘extreme’ OCD decades after diagnosis

Actor was diagnosed with OCD when she was 19 years old

The Independent UK

Amanda Seyfried reflects on her ‘really extreme’ obsessive compulsive disorder

The 40-year-old told US Vogue how she has battled with her mental health throughout her adult life.

Evening Standard

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.

The Conversation

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

MusicRadar

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.

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“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?

The Independent UK

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 Guardian - US

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

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Homes & Gardens

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

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“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

The Guardian - UK

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

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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.

The National (Scotland)

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

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The Independent UK

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

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