OCD Facts
What is Obsessive Compulsive Disorder?
A natural cause of OCD, not really able to prevent before it happens
What are genetics?
Severely impacted ability to do this
Some people with OCD do this often
What is repeating words?
What OCD is not
What is a personality trait?
What it is considered as
What is a mental illness?
Another cause, can be developed
What are environmental factors?
Reduced outside contact, leading to this
What is reduced social interaction?
Lots of people with OCD do this often, because they feel worried about not doing it
What is excessive cleaning or hand washing?
OCD is not just basically this
What is germaphobia?
What it can sometimes cause
What is anxiety, depression, and other mental health conditions?
Caused from effects of OCD
What are other mental health issues?
These happen if OCD compulsions are particularly harmful to oneself
What is physical pain and harm?
Many people with OCD do this to feel safe
What is repeatedly checking if windows and doors are locked?
Some people believe people with OCD can do this easily, but it is very hard people with OCD to do this
What is overcoming OCD?
How severe OCD can be
What is mild to extremely severe, causing major impacts?
Caused by an external source
What is trauma?
OCD has an impact on this group of people, who are around the person
What are their family and friends?
A large amount of people with OCD do this until it is "just right" to them
What is rearranging?
Some people believe that this is all OCD is
What is a need for neatness?
What people with OCD understand
Caused by own thoughts
What are cognitive blocks or other reasons?
What is anxiety?
Some people with OCD may do this in their head if they are anxious or if their thoughts tell them to
What is counting?
Some people believe that OCD is this