What exactly is Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, and how is it different from pop culture representations of it?

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What exactly is Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, and how is it different from pop culture representations of it?

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OCD in my experience is mostly the manifestation of anxiety. It isn’t a cute quirky thing people do like in the movies. It’s something someone does when extremely anxious in the hope to ease the anxiety. And they don’t want to do it. They HAVE to do it. Because if they don’t their anxiety just gets worse and then the irritability and worry amps up even more.