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  2. 21 Facts About OCD That Will Likely Surprise You - AOL

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    Only 1.2% of U.S. adults actually have obsessive-compulsive disorder, according to the National Institute of Mental Health. OCD Fact #5: Your Guilt Could Be a Symptom

  3. What OCD is — and what it isn’t — according to the experts

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    OCD is often considered a quirk or a helpful personality trait, but it’s more serious and often more debilitating than that, experts say. Here’s what you need to know.

  4. What Does OCD Feel Like? 4 Common Types Explained - AOL

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    On OCD Remission: “My OCD often goes into remission—or hiding, really—and then I’ll feel free. But I know fully that it can come back and is often triggered by the most nonsensical, un ...

  5. Obsessive–compulsive disorder - Wikipedia

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    Obsessive–compulsive disorder (OCD) is a mental and behavioral disorder in which an individual has intrusive thoughts (an obsession) and feels the need to perform certain routines (compulsions) repeatedly to relieve the distress caused by the obsession, to the extent where it impairs general function. [1] [2] [7]

  6. Intrusive thought - Wikipedia

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    When intrusive thoughts occur with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), patients are less able to ignore the unpleasant thoughts and may pay undue attention to them, causing the thoughts to become more frequent and distressing. [7] Attempting to suppress intrusive thoughts often cause these same thoughts to become more intense and persistent. [11]

  7. Primarily obsessional obsessive–compulsive disorder - Wikipedia

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    The only diagnosis existing in DSM-5 is obsessive–compulsive disorder. [2] According to DSM-5 compulsions can be mental, but they are always repetitive actions like "praying, counting, repeating words silently". [26] DSM-5 does not have any information that searching an answer for some question can be associated with OCD. [27]

  8. 7 Things to Know if You’ve Just Been Diagnosed With OCD - AOL

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    I also ask because, even though 10 of your existing pals probably just told you they’re “so OCD, too,” they probably aren’t (only 1.2% of U.S. adults actually have obsessive-compulsive ...

  9. Obsessive–compulsive spectrum - Wikipedia

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    [2] OCD is a mental disorder characterized by obsessions and/or compulsions. [3] An obsession is defined as "a recurring thought, image, or urge that the individual cannot control". [4] Compulsion can be described as a "ritualistic behavior that the person feels compelled to perform". [4]