They can’t conceive of primarily obsessional obsessive-compulsive disorder, where the worries never transmute into a physical compulsion but balloon instead inside the brain. Or of the false memory, ...

With OCD, control is a defensive attempt to manage internal anxiety. It usually doesn’t involve intentional efforts to control other people. OCPD, on the other hand, can involve controlling behaviors.

If you're wondering whether you have relationship OCD, you won't be alone. It's no secret that partnerships are hard, with over a third of us believing that our current or previous romantic ...