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Symptoms Of OCD

This is taken from the book THE BOY WHO COULDN'T STOP WASHING by Judith L. Rapoport M.D. (please check it out it is excellently done)
The following list of the most common obsessions and compulsions contains many common habits that from time to time occur in most people's lives. A thought or a habit is only considered an obsession or a compulsion if a person cannot stop it, if it gets in the way oftheir life in an importan way, or, if a great deal of time and energy is spent fighting the thought or habit.

AGGRESSIVE OBSESSIONS

fear of harming others
fear of harming self
violent or horrific images
fear of blurting out obscenities or insults
fear of doing something embarrassing
fear of acting on criminal impulses
fear of being held responsible for something going wrong
fear that something terrible might happen

CONTAMINATION OBSESSIONS

concern or disgust with body wastes or secretions
concern with dirt or germs
excessive concern about chemical or environmental contamination

SEXUAL OBSESSIONS

forbidden or perverse thoughts or images

OBSESSION WITH A NEED FOR SYMMETRY, EXACTNESS, OR ORDER fear of not saying things exactly right
intrusive images
intrusive nonsense words, sounds, or music
luck/unlucky numbers
colors with special significance

SOMATIC OBSESSION-COMPULSION

preoccupation with part of the body

COUNTING COMPULSIONS

having to count over and over to a certain number

CHECKING COMPULSIONS

checking doors, locks, brakes, etc.

REPEATING RITUALS

going in/out doors, up/down from chair, etc.

ORDERING/ARRANGING COMPULSIONS

packing and unpacking a suitcase, rearranging drawers

HOARDING/COLLECTING COMPULSIONS

saving old newspapers, mail, string, wrapping paper

MISCELLANEOUS COMPULSIONS need to touch, measure

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