What is Obsessive Compulsive Disorder?
We call obsessive compulsive disorder, or OCD, a powerful intrusive thought, which sets in and repeats itself in a loop.
The most widespread obsessions are the fear of contaminating oneself by touching something dirty, doubt (did I do what I was supposed to do well…), the fear of catching a disease, the irrepressible need to tidy up symmetrically objects, obsessions relating to sexual themes (fear of being a pedophile, etc.).
The problem is that people with OCD have great difficulty knowing if the object of their obsession is justified.
It is this repetition of obsession that generates anxiety.
Is this a common disorder?
The World Health Organization considers OCD to be the fourth most disabling psychiatric illness.
It would affect 2 to 3% of the general population, men and women combined, which makes it a relatively widespread pathology.
Statistically, the majority of…
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