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Recent Examples of obsessive-compulsive
Longtime talk show host Ellen DeGeneres announced last week that she has been diagnosed with osteoporosis, as well as OCD (obsessive-compulsive disorder) and ADHD (attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder).
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Angelica Stabile, Fox News, 1 Oct. 2024
My mind has always been prone to fixation: I was diagnosed with obsessive-compulsive disorder at 17, which left me with obsessions that prompted me to perform time-consuming rituals and tasks.
—Marianne Eloise, Vulture, 26 Sep. 2024
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In small clinical trials, synthetic versions of the psychedelic have shown benefits in tackling cluster headaches, anxiety, anorexia, obsessive-compulsive disorder and various forms of substance abuse.
—Sandee Lamotte, CNN, 22 Oct. 2024
For example, body dysmorphic disorder is often comorbid with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD).
—Laura Dorwart, Verywell Health, 24 Sep. 2024
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Angelica Stabile, Fox News, 1 Oct. 2024
My mind has always been prone to fixation: I was diagnosed with obsessive-compulsive disorder at 17, which left me with obsessions that prompted me to perform time-consuming rituals and tasks.
—Marianne Eloise, Vulture, 26 Sep. 2024
Related article Unforgettable photos of psychedelia and debauchery from the golden age of LSD
In small clinical trials, synthetic versions of the psychedelic have shown benefits in tackling cluster headaches, anxiety, anorexia, obsessive-compulsive disorder and various forms of substance abuse.
—Sandee Lamotte, CNN, 22 Oct. 2024
For example, body dysmorphic disorder is often comorbid with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD).
—Laura Dorwart, Verywell Health, 24 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for obsessive-compulsive
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These neurotic superheroes, played by Jang Ki-yong, Ko Du-shim, Soo Hyun and Park So-yi, appealingly face their problems and work through them to regain their powers.Joan MacDonald, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
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In videos, the adorable, if neurotic, sheepadoodle taps buttons related to play, outside, or poop, and her enthusiastic human owner and trainer fulfills requests while engaging in something that resembles back and forth conversation.Lauren Leffer, Popular Science, 12 Dec. 2024
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Dominic López Producers: Kelsey Gunn, Dominic López, Nicholas Anthony Reid A paranoid germaphobe escalates his desperate attempts to rid himself of a virus—until his fear leads him to a tragic decision.Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 19 Dec. 2024
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In this paranoid techno–thriller, Sara must prove her dreams are not a reality in order to escape.Shannon Carlin, TIME, 17 Dec. 2024
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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.Rhoda Feng, Washington Post, 14 Apr. 2024
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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.Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 12 Apr. 2024
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But what the show ends up doing is withholding empathy for its protagonist, who looks increasingly sociopathic with each death that washes over her.Proma Khosla, IndieWire, 19 Dec. 2024
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Facing a potential payout in the tens of millions at the very least from an invasion of privacy lawsuit over some sloppy editing on a 2022 Blumhouse documentary about a sociopathic fertility doctor, Netflix has emerged having to write a relatively small check thanks to a Midwest jury.Dominic Patten, Deadline, 6 Dec. 2024
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In the past, Jamil has openly discussed her own journey recovering from anorexia and disordered eating.Rachel Raposas, People.com, 27 Dec. 2024
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Thus did the conservative loose cannonballs come eventually to dominate the GOP—and define our disordered political era.Daniel Schlozman & Sam Rosenfeld / Made by History, TIME, 10 June 2024
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The parade through downtown Los Angeles that drew hundreds of thousands of delirious fans.Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 27 Dec. 2024
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The space is plunged into darkness, and my works in mirror and colored glass reflect Oscar Niemeyer’s delirious architecture.Y-Jean Mun-Delsalle, Forbes, 26 Dec. 2024
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However, a late-October rally in Trump’s odds was a result of aberrant betting behavior from just 1% of Polymarket’s users, according to Bloomberg.Paolo Confino, Fortune, 5 Nov. 2024
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But Trump’s conduct has been so aberrant for so long that separating genuine deterioration from routine volatility is no easy task—on what basis does one judge oscillations in something without precedent in public life?Dhruv Khullar, The New Yorker, 27 Oct. 2024
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Though Bowen Yang and Ego Nwodim’s TSA security guards played hosts of the pageant, Short also appeared as the uptight Delta Lounge employee, preventing figures such as Rudd from entering.Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 22 Dec. 2024
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Her ex-husband and current bestie, Mark (Joe Piazza), is planning a Christmas wedding to an uptight fiancé who may demote Jane from BFF status.Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner, Vulture, 12 Dec. 2024
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“Obsessive-compulsive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/obsessive-compulsive. Accessed 5 Jan. 2025.
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