Can you explain what Obsessive Compulsive Disorder is?

Question

I mean, what is it?

What makes you do it?

and what do you do when you have OCD ?

is it like, counting everything all the time, or doing something a lot?

I am confused, can you explain?

Answer 1

Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is an anxiety disorder most commonly characterized by obsessive, distressing, intrusive thoughts and related compulsions (tasks or "rituals") which attempt to neutralize the obsessions. OCD is distinguished from other types of anxiety, including the routine tension and stress that appear throughout life. The phrase "obsessive-compulsive" has become part of the English lexicon, and is often used in an informal or caricatured manner to describe someone who is meticulous, perfectionistic, absorbed in a cause, or otherwise fixated on something or someone.[1] Although these signs are often present in OCD, a person who exhibits them does not necessarily have OCD, and may instead have obsessive-compulsive personality disorder (OCPD) or some other condition. Some symptoms of OCD and OCPD are consistent with what Sigmund Freud called an anal retentive personality type, although this is rarely diagnosed as a clinical condition by non-psychoanalytic therapists.

Answer 2

It is when you come back to Yahoo answers every thirty seconds to see if someone has answered your question yet!!

Answer 3

1. an irresistible urge. something that you want,

2. an interest that takes up all your attention.

3. you have to think several times if its right to be obsessed.

4. its like doing something a lot, like you are focused on something and nothing else.