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Advice for Family Member with OCD Oct. 29, 2023
Dear Annie: I'd like to hear from people who were children of a mother with Contamination OCD. My da... Read More
The Pandemic Is Affecting Us on a Level We Haven't Yet Come to Terms With Jan. 28, 2022
A couple of weeks ago, I reported on the findings of a USA TODAY/Suffolk University poll showing tha... Read More
Friend or Thief? Jan. 24, 2022
Dear Annie: I have a very dear friend who is like family. I am 20 years older than she is, and at ti... Read More
Addicted to Safety Sep. 16, 2021
If you're wondering where our culture is headed, take a look at this Modern Love column in The New Y... Read More
June 13, 2021 Jun. 13, 2021
Dear Annie: My husband is a good, dependable man, but he is a terrible hoarder. A number of years ag... Read More
I Must Keep Super Clean Apr. 08, 2021
DR. WALLACE: I think I might have obsessive-compulsive disorder. I think I am a huge germophobe, bec... Read More
Holiday Hijinks Dec. 19, 2020
Dear Annie: I'm frustrated with my sister-in-law and the way that she plans the holidays that she ho... Read More
September 21, 2020 Sep. 21, 2020
Dear Annie: Our daughter and her husband are major hoarders. They have two teenage children who have... Read More
Pets Can Develop Compulsive Disorders May. 28, 2020
Q: I was recently diagnosed with obsessive-compulsive disorder. I live with two normal cats, but I'v... Read More
Be Safe; Get Tested Apr. 17, 2020
Dear Annie: In a future column, please stress that when someone is cheating (or being cheated on), t... Read More
Compulsive Religious Behavior Causing Conflict Mar. 27, 2020
Dear Annie: I am concerned about several of my six siblings. We were brought up very strictly, and w... Read More
January 4, 2020 Jan. 04, 2020
Dear Annie: I am wondering whether my husband has OCD. Once he uses something, he cannot put it away... Read More
Respecting Boundaries at Church Dec. 28, 2019
Dear Annie: There is an elderly man who attends daily Mass at my church. He insists on hugging many ... Read More
Gift-Shopping for a Special Child Nov. 25, 2019
Dear Annie: Christmas is coming up, and I like to give each of my friends and neighbors a little som... Read More
Advice for Family Member with OCD Oct. 29, 2019
Dear Annie: I'd like to hear from people who were children of a mother with Contamination OCD. My da... Read More
7 Simple Things I Do to Keep My Inner Hoarder in Timeout Oct. 14, 2019
I don't know why some of us have such a strong propensity to accumulate, collect and otherwise hold ... Read More
An Inkling of OCD Jul. 16, 2019
Dear Annie: My wife and I are a little concerned about our 30-year-old daughter, "Amber." Every day,... Read More
Finagling Freeloaders Mar. 11, 2019
Dear Annie: My husband and I have been married for 27 years, and I always had a good relationship wi... Read More
OCD Controls Friend Feb. 21, 2019
Dear Annie: I have a friend, "Sarah," who openly admits to having obsessive-compulsive disorder but ... Read More
The Costs of Caregiving Nov. 21, 2018
A new national poll reveals what many already know: caregiving costs, in time, money and health. Acc... Read More
