Last year, as the excitement of my freshman year ensued in matching clear drawstrings, with booths on Sproul Plaza piled with ...

When other young girls worried about boys and lip gloss, Traci Foust worried about worrying. She also worried about swallowing pencils and knives and whether she would inadvertently burn down her ...

It was the 1980s. Washington D.C. was being called the “murder capital” of America, and the nightly news in Northern Virginia where I grew up showed an onslaught of politics, gangs, drugs, and guns.

01 Val is a London-based OCD sufferer. During the day, she works as the Global Social Media Manager for Amnesty International. 02 Pure O is a type of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder in which people ...

Many years ago, a friend of mine whose husband would come to pick her up from work. The first time I joined them in their car for a lift I noticed the seats were covered with pure white linen instead ...

The reasons behind people's decision to seek out therapy are multifaceted, but underlying most of these reasons is a desire for change. While achieving change can be extremely gratifying, the process ...

"I'm practically an alcoholic." "Kill me." "I'm so OCD." People say these phrases without thinking. But these words are potentially harmful to those with mental health disorders and those struggling ...