01 Pure OCD: A Rude Awakening by Rose Bretecher was published in The Guardian in 2013. 02 The author shared her firsthand account with Pure O, beginning with the time she pictured a naked child at age ...

01 Leham is a student majoring in psychology who has been struggling with OCD since she was seven years old. 02 However difficult it may be, Leham wants to live in a way that honors her values over ...

Successful entrepreneur Aaron Harvey was around 13 years old when he experienced his first intrusive thought. “I was playing basketball and was called to come in. When I went to my room and there was ...

Most people don't know what pure OCD is. People with the condition can experience extreme sexual and violent thoughts, which can lead to feelings of shame, depression and suicidal thoughts. Rose ...

The compulsions are mostly mental. Source: Billion Photos/Shutterstock What is Pure O? Some people with Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) describe their symptoms as being purely obsessional, or ...

OCD is well known for its implausible obsessions and repetitive, often bizarre, compulsions. Indeed, compulsions are typically the most noteworthy and visible facet of the disorder, making OCD-themed ...

If you've been watching Pure, Channel 4's new show detailing the life of a 24-year-old woman, Marnie, who is living with intrusive thought OCD – known, colloquially as 'pure O' – you may have been ...