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Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is a mental illness that causes repeated unwanted thoughts or sensations (obsessions).
OCD Types and Symptoms
Checking, such as locks, alarm systems, ovens, or light switches, or thinking you have a medical condition
Ruminations and intrusive thoughts, an obsession with a line of thought.
Obsessions and Compulsions
Many people who have OCD know that their thoughts and habits don’t make sense. They don’t do them because they enjoy them, but because they can’t quit. And if they stop, they feel so bad that they start again.
Obsessive thoughts can include:
Worries about yourself or other people getting hurt
Constant awareness of blinking, breathing, or other body sensations
Suspicion that a partner is unfaithful with no reason to believe it
Worries about germs and dirt touching your body
Compulsive habits can include:
Doing tasks in a specific order every time or a certain “good” number of times
etiology
Biology. OCD may be a result of changes in your body's own natural chemistry or brain functions.
Genetics. OCD may have a genetic component, but specific genes have yet to be identified.
Learning.
treatment
cognitive behavioral therapy
retional emotive behaviour therapy
aversion therapy
exposure and response prevention
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