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OCD

OCD can be an intense and debilitating mental illness and if often accompanied with depression.

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OCD

Phobias & Fears

Anxiety

Signs & Symptoms OCD

Fear of germs or contamination
Unwanted forbidden or taboo thoughts involving sex, religion, or harm
Aggressive thoughts towards others or self
Having things symmetrical or in a perfect order
Excessive cleaning and/or handwashing
Ordering and arranging things in a particular precise way
Repeatedly checking on things, such as repeatedly checking to see if the door is locked or that the oven is off
Compulsive counting
Inability to control thoughts or behaviors, even when those thoughts or behaviors are recognized as excessive
Spending at least 1 hour a day on thoughts or behaviors
Doesn’t get pleasure when performing the behaviors or rituals, but may feel brief relief from the anxiety the thoughts cause
Experiences significant problems in daily life due to thoughts or behaviors
Motor movements that are sudden, brief, and repetitive

Treatment includes talk therapy, medications, or both.

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Jeffrey Vanderkooi, MD

Dana Vanderkooi, NP

"OCD
Facts."

Common OCD rituals and habits are excessive cleaning, hand washing, checking, counting and organizing.

Facts you might not know about
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder!

Although you may have heard of OCD, there are still many misconceptions about this mental disorder. The reality is, OCD affects men and women equally in adulthood and impacts the lives of the whole family, not just the sufferer.

What you need to know about OCD:

Approximately 80% of people with OCD have both obsessions and compulsions.
Approximately 20% of people with OCD have only obsessions or compulsions.
An obsession is a thought or image that will not go away and may seem irrational to someone without OCD. For example, the fear of getting sick.
A compulsion is a recurrent action often used to relieve an obsessive thought. For example, washing oneself 30 times a day.
90% of individuals suffering from OCD report also struggling from other mental disorders such as Anxiety, ADHD, Depression or BiPolar.

If you or someone you know is struggling with OCD symptoms, there is hope.

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