OCD

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  • OCD
    • Behavioural
      • Compulsions
        • Actions that are repeatedly carried out
        • Repeated in a ritualistic way to reduce anxiety
      • Avoidance
        • OCD is managed by avoiding situations that trigger anxiety
    • Emotional
      • Anxiety and distress
        • Experiencing obsessive thoughts that are unpleasant and frightening
        • Anxiety can be overwhelming
      • Guilt and disgust
        • Irrational guilt over a minor issue
        • Disgust which is directed towards ones self or something external
    • Cognitive
      • Obsessive thoughts
        • Recurring or intrusive thoughts that can cause compulsions
      • Insight into excessive anxiety
        • Awareness that thoughts and behaviour are irrational, even though sufferers experience catastrophic thoughts and are hypervigilant

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