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Obsessive-compulsive disorder is a complicated and harmful disease that requires focused and immediate attention. This article discusses the OCD treatment process.

OCD is an anxiety disorder characterized by invasive thoughts, ritualized compulsions and extreme anxiety. Yoga therapy can help manage the condition.

Alcohol detox is a difficult time for addicts. Know what to expect from the physical alcohol withdrawal symptoms.

With God's help, exposure response-prevention can help to alleviate the effects of religious OCD and scrupulosity. This article seeks to explain precisely how.

Alcohol detox is a difficult time for addicts. Know what to expect from the physical alcohol withdrawal symptoms.

Pure obsessions OCD patients live in fear of their own thoughts. The following is a guide for reducing the anxiety caused by pure obsessions OCD.

John Bunyan experienced tormenting thoughts, constant religion-related anxiety and an intense fear of sin - all of which are signs of his scrupulosity.

Simple prayers offer the pain of a broken heart to God and ask God to grant healing after a break-up.

While many of us may wish our lives were more orderly, those suffering from OCPD take these traits to an extreme that interferes with their ability to lead a normal life.

Ideas about OCD, a serious mental illness, have evolved from ancient notions of melancholia and possession through to Freud's psychoanalysis and modern neurochemistry.

When you stop worrying you free the mental & emotional energy you need to live creatively & productively. Learn how to let go of obsessive thinking patterns.

Ready to put exposure-response prevention into practice for pure obsessive OCD? This guide has ideas for doing just that.

According to the National Institute of Mental Health in the U.S., obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) affects an estimated 2.2 million adults 18 years of age and older.

Obsessive Compulsive Disorder effects millions of people, including children. However, children may hide their symptoms making it difficult to properly diagnose them.

Current trends in neuroscience offer evidence that we can consciously improve our health and well-being by simply changing our minds.

Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) can be treated effectively with antidepressants for many patients.

Sometimes using creativity for eating disorder recovery can add an inspiring component to anorexia, bulimia and binge eating treatment.

Nearly 7-million adults suffer from Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD) in the U.S. alone and for some this chronic anxiety condition can become disabling.

As the computer age progresses, internet addiction is becoming more popular. This articles provides insight on internet addiction and how to overcome it.

OCD is a common, serious anxiety disorder characterised by obsessions and/or compulsions, symptoms that can have a significant impact on function.

Tourette's is an impulse disorder. Attention-deficit disorder and obsessive-compulsive syndrome are closely related and can coexist in a Tourette's patient.

Uncontrollable, blasphemous thoughts against God may be caused by obsessive-compulsive disorder, which can be healed through prayer and exposure-response prevention.

Those who consider almost everything to be sinful, obsess over religious concepts and experience painful guilt may have scrupulosity, a religious form of OCD.

While exposure response-prevention therapy may appear sinful from the OCD patient's perspective, it may also help to cure obsessive-compulsive disorder in the long term.

There are five distinct types of anxiety disorder. Each can interfere with a person's daily life and can have an impact on the people around them. Treatment is available.

Are life problems making you anxious? When worry takes over, stress mounts. Gone is inner peace. Depression follows. The practice of yoga helps you reduce stress.

Patients with personality disorders are often anxious. Narcissists, for instance, are preoccupied with the need to secure social approval or attention (Narcissistic Suppl

To complement prayer and medication, Christians with religious OCD can remember 3 important things to decrease the anxiety their unwanted obsessions cause.

The typical Virgo, though not particularly romantic, is a diplomatic, undemanding, humble, and thoughtful companion.

Most people experience feelings of anxiety or panic before an important event such as a big exam, business presentation, or first date.

Bonding is important for a child's social and emotional development. Some mothers don't bond with their babies immediately. Activities can help to bond with a baby.

Diet and exercise are major American institutions. How would it feel to stop worrying about weight loss for an entire year, no matter what the numbers on the scale say?