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antipsychotics.</p></article><article class=\"community-resource\"><a class=\"community-resource-image\" href=\"https://www.mentalhealth.com/library/dsm-5-anxiety-and-obsessive-compulsive-disorders\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><img class=\"\" src=\"https://www.mentalhealth.com/assets/qa246/editorial-13527.webp\" alt=\"Two adults talk in a bright counseling room.\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1000\" height=\"500\"></a><p class=\"community-kind\">Library</p><h3><a href=\"https://www.mentalhealth.com/library/dsm-5-anxiety-and-obsessive-compulsive-disorders\" title=\"Anxiety and Obsessive-Compulsive Disorders in the DSM-5\">Anxiety and Obsessive-Compulsive Disorders in the DSM-5</a></h3><p>Explore how the DSM-5 redefines anxiety and obsessive-compulsive disorders with updated categories to improve diagnosis and treatment.</p></article></div></section><section class=\"community-section\" id=\"answers\"><div class=\"community-section-heading\"><h2>Conversations</h2><p>Real questions and professional responses from our Answers archive.</p></div><div class=\"community-resource-grid\"><article class=\"community-resource\"><a class=\"community-resource-image\" href=\"https://www.mentalhealth.com/answers/obsessive-strange-thoughts-about-life-and-existentialism\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><img class=\"\" src=\"https://www.mentalhealth.com/assets/answers/obsessive-strange-thoughts-about-life-and-existentialism-20261003.webp\" alt=\"An adult sitting beside a peaceful lake\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\"></a><p class=\"community-kind\">Conversation</p><h3><a href=\"https://www.mentalhealth.com/answers/obsessive-strange-thoughts-about-life-and-existentialism\" title=\"How can I cope with obsessive thoughts about life and existentialism?\">How can I cope with obsessive thoughts about life and existentialism?</a></h3><p>A person under prolonged stress describes frightening thoughts about existence and language, episodes of disorientation, and fear around sleep while taking…</p></article><article class=\"community-resource\"><a class=\"community-resource-image\" href=\"https://www.mentalhealth.com/answers/ocd-no-feeling\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><img class=\"\" src=\"https://www.mentalhealth.com/assets/answers/ocd-no-feeling-20261003.webp\" alt=\"Hands tending a flowering plant by a window\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\"></a><p class=\"community-kind\">Conversation</p><h3><a href=\"https://www.mentalhealth.com/answers/ocd-no-feeling\" title=\"Does OCD cause me to feel no emotions?\">Does Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) cause me to feel no emotions?</a></h3><p>A 25-year-old person says treatment has improved their Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) but they still feel emotionally detached and unable to experience pleasure or affection naturally.</p></article></div></section><section class=\"community-section\" id=\"blog\"><div class=\"community-section-heading\"><h2>Perspectives</h2><p>Ideas and 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fight stigma.</p></article><article class=\"community-resource\"><a class=\"community-resource-image\" href=\"https://www.mentalhealth.com/blog/the-nonsense-of-ocd\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><img class=\"\" src=\"https://www.mentalhealth.com/assets/library/editorial-3489.webp\" alt=\"A woman takes a thoughtful pause while seated at home.\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1200\" height=\"630\"></a><p class=\"community-kind\">Perspective</p><h3><a href=\"https://www.mentalhealth.com/blog/the-nonsense-of-ocd\" title=\"The Nonsense of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)\">The Nonsense of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)</a></h3><p>Learn how a mother guided her son through Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) recovery with the help of Exposure and Response Prevention.</p></article><article class=\"community-resource\"><a class=\"community-resource-image\" href=\"https://www.mentalhealth.com/blog/using-technology-to-treat-ocda-good-idea-or-not\" tabindex=\"-1\" 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