O.C.D. is the name for an anxiety disorder which results in an individual having obsessive thought patterns which are usually accompanied by compulsive urges to carry out certain rituals/compulsions or tasks.
The obsessive thoughts go round and round in the sufferer’s head continually and only by carrying out specific physical rituals or tasks can these worrying thoughts be alleviated.However, it should be stressed that the two components of O.C.D.
can exist in their own right. Some sufferers have the obsessive thoughts only. Others have physical compulsions only.People suffering from O.C.D.
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