Think of a time when you just couldn’t shake off a nagging thought. That annoying song stuck in your head, or a cringe-worthy memory from a social mishap. While we all experience these intrusive ...

Stress sensitivity increases the frequency, intensity, and variability of suicidal thoughts among the university community. These are the findings of a longitudinal study coordinated by the Hospital ...

Have you ever woken up in the middle of the night with upsetting thoughts spinning through your head? Maybe you argued with your partner and you’re reliving the fight in agonizing detail. Perhaps you ...

Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) occurs when obsessions (persistent, unwanted thoughts) trigger anxiety, causing you to repeatedly engage in compulsions (specific behaviors) to find relief. These ...

OCD and GAD share symptoms of unwanted thoughts that lead to anxiety and distress. Despite this, the two conditions have significant differences that help tell them apart. Generalized anxiety disorder ...

Contamination OCD is a subtype, or “theme,” of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). It includes persistent fear of contamination and an overwhelming need to clean oneself and objects. OCD involves ...

Since she was a teenager, 32-year-old Sophia Pena has experienced persistent thoughts about food. “In my head, I thought it meant I was just weak; I was gluttonous. I’d wonder what’s wrong with me.

“Pure O” is not a formal mental health diagnosis. It refers to a form of OCD in which people may have compulsions that involve mental rituals more so than specific actions. Although pure obsessional ...

Many people think about food constantly, even when they're not hungry. That has a name: Food noise. In a recent paper by Dhurandhar and colleagues (2025) of Indiana University, food noise is defined ...

Stress sensitivity increases the frequency, intensity, and variability of suicidal thoughts among the university community. These are the findings of a longitudinal study coordinated by the Hospital ...