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Recent Examples of obsessive-compulsive
Over the years, doctors reportedly diagnosed him with schizophrenia, bipolar disorder and obsessive-compulsive disorder.
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Stepheny Price,
FOXNews.com,
27 May 2026
People with a severe panic or anxiety disorder or obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) should consult with a healthcare provider before trying a panic pouch or other at-home strategies for mental health disorders in place of a medical treatment plan.
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Tom Gavin,
EverydayHealth.com,
30 Apr. 2026
Washington’s version of McCall is disciplined but damaged, and possibly afflicted with something like obsessive-compulsive disorder.
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Kelefa Sanneh,
New Yorker,
20 Apr. 2026
This goes against how therapists try combat obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and other compulsive behavior, which is predicated on fostering self-trust and accepting uncertainty, the reporting notes.
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Frank Landymore,
Futurism,
8 Apr. 2026
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Stepheny Price,
FOXNews.com,
27 May 2026
People with a severe panic or anxiety disorder or obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) should consult with a healthcare provider before trying a panic pouch or other at-home strategies for mental health disorders in place of a medical treatment plan.
—
Tom Gavin,
EverydayHealth.com,
30 Apr. 2026
Washington’s version of McCall is disciplined but damaged, and possibly afflicted with something like obsessive-compulsive disorder.
—
Kelefa Sanneh,
New Yorker,
20 Apr. 2026
This goes against how therapists try combat obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and other compulsive behavior, which is predicated on fostering self-trust and accepting uncertainty, the reporting notes.
—
Frank Landymore,
Futurism,
8 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for obsessive-compulsive
Recent Examples of Synonyms for obsessive-compulsive
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But the real shock here is Wilde, who not only knows how to keep viewers on the back foot as a filmmaker but slides into a neurotic register and off-kilter comic timing for her high-strung hostess that fit her like rubber glove.
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In a four-hander where each performer excels in their own way, Wilde gives a neurotic tour de force.
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As her life is starting, her mother suffers from an acute schizophrenic episode.
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Americans call the sport soccer, the rest of the world calls it football, and therein lies the rub, the disconnection at the heart of the schizophrenic All-American life of Gilbert Chevalier.
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Given that the conflict between Rudd and Marcus becomes sweaty as hell to begin with (Rudd grows paranoid that Marcus will steal his spotlight), Spicer’s film would have been well-served to paper over it in favor of a few extra gags.
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She’s been attacked, her puritanical sister has landed from America, and murder is starting to feel less like a paranoid theory than a reasonable working assumption.
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The idea of a schizoid Lady M is not entirely without appeal, but despite strong performances across the board, the work runs aground fast.
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The entire movie, of course, was a goof, a schizoid cardboard Vaudeville horror burlesque shot in two days and a night by Roger Corman.
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Studies have found that Black college women, as a group, report greater body satisfaction and lower rates of disordered eating than white women of comparable weight.
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Research shows that such bodily scrutiny is already damaging transgender youth and that bodily shame can significantly affect young people’s mental health, leading to disordered eating and other physical and psychological harm.
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Grief experts are wary of these potential harms, too — especially since several major AI companies faced wrongful death lawsuits claiming AI chatbots encouraged self-harm or pushed users into delusional mental states.
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In an interview with NPR, Wolff said neighbors, family, and teachers all agreed that Saldaño was sometimes delusional and unable to understand such simple directions as how to cross the street without being hit by a car.
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He is portrayed as sociopathic, to put it not as lightly.
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Vian’s book is brutal, almost unbearably sociopathic, but his descriptions are lyrical and refined.
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Reactions both delirious and dejected have become a staple on national and global soccer telecasts.
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And fans have been delirious for years about our most exciting attacker, Nestory Irankunda, a twenty-year-old prodigy from Adelaide, who plays for Watford, in England, and who can strike the ball with unteachable grace.
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“Obsessive-compulsive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/obsessive-compulsive. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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