Mum shares how her toddler has helped her cope with her clinical OCD

A first-time mother has shared how her young daughter helps her cope with her obsession to clean and organise her home.  Tiffany Norman, 36, from New South Wales, has been living with obsessive-compulsive disorder since she was nine, but was only formally diagnosed in 2019.  Tiffany said physicians were uncertain what exactly caused the condition … Read more

Almost a fifth of new mothers suffer from OCD, study finds

Almost a fifth of new mothers suffer from obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD), triggered by a fear of their baby being harmed, a new study reveals.  From a sample of hundreds of mothers, researchers found OCD was prevalent in 17 per cent of mothers in the 38 weeks after they gave birth. OCD symptoms for new mums … Read more

I’m A Celeb’s AJ Pritchard’s girlfriend says being ‘OCD and hangry’ is root of the Shane Richie feud

I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! viewers have seen the former Strictly pro and the EastEnders butt heads over cleaning duties. But, AJ Pritchard’s girlfriend Abbie Quinnen has hit back at the Shane Richie, 56, feud on I’m A Celeb as she insisted that her beau, 26, is struggling to cope because he’s ‘OCD … Read more

OCD drug improves coronavirus symptoms by helping stop the body from attacking own cells and tissue

OCD drug improves coronavirus symptoms by helping stop the body from attacking its own cells and tissues in ‘storms’ that can cause organ failure, study finds Fluvoxamine is a drug commonly used to treat patients with obsessive compulsive disorder or anxiety disorder  Researchers gave half of a group of COVID-19 patients the medication for 15 … Read more

‘Helicopter’ parent? You may actually have OCD

Racked by concerns for her newborn daughter’s safety, Gini Wilde was assured by her friends that her feelings were standard for a first-time parent. But Gini, 42, now a mother of two, was convinced her fears were anything but normal. For a year after her daughter Scarlet’s birth, Gini was convinced her precious first-born would … Read more

DR MAX PEMBERTON: Being a neat freak is a world away from the torture of OCD 

We all know someone who has, let’s say, certain quirks. Perhaps they like their pens and pencils perfectly aligned on their desk.  Or they are forever plumping up their cushions. Or their cutlery drawer is a work of art and their wardrobe perfectly colour-co-ordinated. All too often they will try to laugh off this quirky … Read more

Queen suffered OCD as a child and lined up pencils to feel ‘safe’, new book claims

Queen suffered obsessive compulsive disorder as a child and used to line up her pencils in perfectly straight lines to feel ‘safe’, new book claims The Governess claims The Queen had ‘crippling’ obsessive compulsive disorder  The new book claims Her Majesty’s late teacher noticed behaviour as a princess  Author Wendy Holden said the monarch would … Read more

YouTube star Lele Pons reveals her battle with severe OCD in new documentary series

Lele Pons is opening up about her battle with mental illness, including Tourette syndrome, depression, ADHD, and severe obsessive-compulsive disorder that at times has left her unable to function. The 23-year-old Venezuelan star, who has 16.4 million YouTube subscribers and 40.9 million Instagram followers, revealed her struggled with mental disorders for the first time on … Read more

Is there a cure in sight for OCD? Experts discover protein that causes anxiety in humans

Is there a cure in sight for OCD? Experts discover protein that causes anxiety in humans could be neutralised to provide new treatment for obsessive behaviour Researchers find OCD patients have six times more of ‘iMood’ anxiety protein   Scientists say the discovery could ‘radically change the lives’ of OCD sufferers  Experts at two London universities may … Read more