OCD - Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
OCD - Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
Symptoms
- Frequent disturbing intrusive thoughts, feeling, ideas or sensations (obsessions)
- Repeated behaviors that one feels compelled to engage in an attempt to reduce or manage anxiety symptoms (compulsions)
- Obsessions and compulsions cause emotional distress and/or impairment in functioning
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