Approximately 2 percent of the population develop OCD. OCD( Obsessive Compulsive Disorder) is an anxiety disorder in which an individual experiences either obsessions or compulsions or both that interfere with life. Obsessions are persistent thoughts or impulses that overwhelm your thoughts and cause stress in your life.

Compulsions are behaviors we repeat in an effort to reduce anxiety in our lives.OCD can develop in childhood, but most often develops in adolescence or as a young adult

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