OCD

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  • Jaline0

    A more simple list:

    Some common obsessions include:

    [ ] Fear of being contaminated by germs or dirt.
    [ ] Fear of causing harm to oneself or others.
    [ ] Intrusive sexually explicit or violent thoughts and images.
    [ ] Excessive focus on religious or moral ideas.
    [ ] Fear of losing or not having things you might need.
    [ ] Order and symmetry: the idea that everything must line up “just right.”
    [ ] Superstitions: excessive attention to something considered lucky or unlucky.

    Some common compulsive behaviors are:

    [ ] excessive double-checking
    [ ] counting
    [ ] hand washing
    [ ] cleaning
    [ ] ordering/arranging
    [ ] touching
    [ ] praying
    [ ] hoarding

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