Harm obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) doesn’t have to be about physical harm, though this is the most common way it’s described.
For example, when we think of harm OCD, we often associate it with distressing intrusive thoughts about physically injuring someone.
We don’t typically think of someone with harm OCD as being fixated on the fear of causing emotional harm. However, this can absolutely be a way in which harm OCD manifests.
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