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Mental Health Awareness Month: Obsessive Compulsive Disorder

May 29, 2019 by Yesica Gonzalez 117 Comments

There is more to Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) than just being a neat freak or watching your hands at times. OCD can be a chronic or long-lasting disorder that can have a person enduring fearful thoughts that can lead them to do certain behaviors in their daily life. According to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, OCD can also be known as a presence of obsessions, compulsions, or both. Having the obsessions or compulsions become a time-consuming daily issue, and the symptoms are not being caused by the physiological effects of a substance or anything medical related. When it comes to looking out for signs and symptoms, they tend to pry into various … [Read more...] about Mental Health Awareness Month: Obsessive Compulsive Disorder

Filed Under: Health Tagged With: Compulsions, Intrusive Thoughts, mental health, OCD

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