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 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
Louise Redknapp has reflected on her battle with OCD after shooting to fame in the band Eternal. The singer, 46, explained how she felt it was ‘the only thing I could control in my life’ during a candid interview on Friday’s episode of This Morning. Although grateful to be in such a successful girl group, … Read more
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 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
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
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 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
Camila Cabello has laid bare her secret battle with OCD that left her ‘desperate for relief’ from her ‘relentless anxiety.’ The 23-year-old singer made the revelation in a new essay for WSJ Magazine in honor of the fact that it is Mental Health Month. She shared that she turned to cognitive behavioral therapy, as well as … Read more
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