Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD): Do You Fall Into Any of These Categories?

Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD): People with OCD have constant thoughts or fears that cause them to perform certain rituals or routines. 

They also have anxiety.

These disturbing thoughts are called obsessions and the rituals are called compulsions. 

An example is --a person who has an unreasonable fear of germs would constantly wash their hands.

Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) actually causes the brain to get stuck on a specific thought or urge. 

 Most people who are OCD fall into one of these categories:

1. Fear of causing harm to yourself or others

2. Having Intrusive sexually explicit or violent thoughts and images

3. Having an Excessive focus on religious or moral ideas

4. Having the Fear of being contaminated by germs

5.  Fear of losing something or not having things you       might need

 6. Needing to have Order and symmetry- which is the concept that everything must line up orderly

 7. Having the Fear of being contaminated by germs

 8. Being Superstitions-- demonstrating excessive attention to something considered lucky or unlucky

Reference Help Guide org


There is help for OCD. 
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 By Diane Gammon M.S. Clinical Mental Health Counselor

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