Indianapolis Colts offensive tackle Braden Smith found happiness in football again after he broke free from the strain obsessive-compulsive disorder placed on his life.

While OCD is an actual mental health condition, the term has been co-opted to describe times when someone has a strong preference for things being a certain way. Here's what OCD means.

Symptoms of OCD can vary but may include frequent counting, repeatedly checking on the same things (that doors are locked, lights are off, etc.), obsessive cleaning and hygiene habits, recurring ...

That’s what my OCD was telling me,” she said. She also felt she had a target on her back, feeling that, “If something bad was going to happen, it would happen to me.” ...

She's sharing how she struggles with it. The post Charlie Sheen and Denise Richards’ Daughter Sami Opens up About OCD Battle appeared first on Reality Tea.

Only about 1.2 percent of U.S. adults had OCD in the past year, according to the National Institute of Mental Health, but given that we all have things we worry too much about or act on ...

"Clinically diagnosed OCD affects only about 2.5 million adults in the U.S.," says Amanda Darnley, PsyD, a practicing psychologist based in Philadelphia. What triggers OCD?

I'm so OCD I need to keep my room clean and organised.' "I'm so OCD that even if I buy something from the grocery store that ...

OCD is the fourth most common mental illness, after depression, substance abuse and specific phobias. Affecting more than 2 percent of people at some point in their life, OCD can be profoundly ...

Kim Worden and her 16-year-old daughter, Gabriella Kroener, who goes by Gabby, of New Market, Md. About a year ago, Gabby’s therapist diagnosed her with obsessive-compulsive disorder. (Kim Worden) ...