Health Photos
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Unwanted but unstoppable thoughts creating anxiety in an individual.
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The most common are thoughts of contamination, repeated doubts (wondering whether one has performed a certain act), and often aggressive thoughts like thinking of shouting out obscenities in a temple or place of worship.
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Need to have things arranged in a certain order (e.g. symmetrical arrangements of articles on a table)
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Repeatedly checking that things are in order, e.g. checks that the door is locked many times.
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Collection of unnecessary items.
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Performance of the ritualistic behaviours over and over again and great anxiety if they are not performed.
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The person is usually conscious of the disorder but fails to do anything about it.
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Counting, tapping, repeating certain words, or doing other senseless things to reduce anxiety.
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Praying excessively or engaging in rituals triggered by religious fear.
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Spending a lot of time washing or cleaning.
