You might find yourself doing something again—not because you think something bad will happen, but because it doesn’t feel right. You may wash your hands repeatedly, adjust something, or go back over an action—not out of fear, but because there’s a lingering sense that it hasn’t been done properly. Even when you can see that everything is fine, something inside still feels unsettled. At times, you may try to stop—but it can feel harder to leave it than to continue. For some people, this...

How music and poems have been used to communicate about obsessions and compulsions.

The Truth About Covert OCD: When Obsessions Are Invisible When most people think of OCD, they picture someone meticulously washing their...