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title: "OCD(Obsessive Compulsive Disorder)"  
description: "OCD is an anxiety disorder and can be mild or severe that is totally debilitating and can be considered as a lifelong disorder."  
author: "Himanshi Gupta"  
published: 2023-08-16  
canonical: https://yourviews.mindstick.com/story/2393/ocd-obsessive-compulsive-disorder  
category: "mental-health"  
tags: ["OCD usually responds well to some of the SSRI medications", "and psychotherapy can also be helpful."]  
reading_time: 1 minute  

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# OCD(Obsessive Compulsive Disorder)

![OCD Obsessive Compulsive Disorder](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/6e39dcc8-2d75-4a97-90f0-ccc05bcfd7b7/images/87af5206-d2b5-443f-a559-b0fea43323e8.jpeg) OCD (Obsessive compulsive disorder) ![OCD Obsessive Compulsive Disorder](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/6e39dcc8-2d75-4a97-90f0-ccc05bcfd7b7/images/4b16d26c-1368-445b-b9af-ff26585781eb.jpeg) OCD (Obsessive compulsive disorder) is an anxiety disorder in which people unwanted and repeated thoughts, feelings, images and sensations. ![OCD Obsessive Compulsive Disorder](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/6e39dcc8-2d75-4a97-90f0-ccc05bcfd7b7/images/8c4bda1a-79df-4674-bf3e-0990b28c48f6.jpeg) OCD can be mild or severe that is totally debilitating and can be considered a lifelong disorder ![OCD Obsessive Compulsive Disorder](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/6e39dcc8-2d75-4a97-90f0-ccc05bcfd7b7/images/efb43ade-31be-409a-8695-e739161d0209.jpeg) OCD usually responds well to some of the SSRI medications, and psychotherapy can also be helpful ![OCD Obsessive Compulsive Disorder](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/6e39dcc8-2d75-4a97-90f0-ccc05bcfd7b7/images/15563f3c-913f-49a9-bba7-bf3cc5153a49.jpeg) OCD usually begins in the teen or young adult years, but it can start in childhood ![OCD Obsessive Compulsive Disorder](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/6e39dcc8-2d75-4a97-90f0-ccc05bcfd7b7/images/e8967525-0bf6-4510-bd45-bfdab43c72ad.jpeg) The cause of OCD is unknown but enviornmental and genetic factors are believed to play a role

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