People often told Elona Washington, a publisher from the Nashville area, that she “acted like she had OCD.” She would panic ...

Intrusive thoughts are some of the most personal and agonizing symptoms of obsessive-compulsive disorder. Thanks to OCD, just one single unpleasant thought or image—violent, sexual, obscene, ...

With OCD, control is a defensive attempt to manage internal anxiety. It usually doesn’t involve intentional efforts to control other people. OCPD, on the other hand, can involve controlling behaviors.

“Help, my husband's craziness is making me crazy!” Jan cried to me during our last therapy session. The night before, Jan’s husband had asked her variations on the same question for more than an hour.