What are the symptoms of obsessive-compulsive disorder?

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• Fear of being contaminated by germs or dirt or contaminating others.
• Fear of losing control and harming yourself or others.
• Intrusive sexually explicit or violent thoughts and images.
• Excessive focus on religious or moral ideas.
• Fear of losing or not having things you might need.

rituals and obsessional thughts

Hi, There are varying degrees of severity in OCD [Obsessive compulsive Disorder] but a quick idea is if the behavior is interfering with your day to day life-style, e.g. are you being late for work/appointments due to you engaging in rituals associated with OCD [repeatedly ensuring you turned off gas / electric lights etc.--going to your car to ensure the lights are turned off/washing re-washing your hands after touching "unclean surfaces" checking and re-checking if you locked the house / car doors etc. If the symptoms are mild/, you may be able to manage your behavior without professional help, in more severe symptoms? professional help should be sought...good luck!.