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David Baxter PhD
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Can somebody please help me understand
George, OCD is perhaps best understood as an attempt to minimize anxiety and maximize perceived control over the world around you. Sometimes the rituals are connected to a specific fear (e.g., catching a disease, being caught in a fire, a gas leak) but often they are not... they are just about making sure that the rituals are performed to prevent SOMETHING bad from happening, but that something doesn't even need to be anything specific at all.
George, OCD is perhaps best understood as an attempt to minimize anxiety and maximize perceived control over the world around you. Sometimes the rituals are connected to a specific fear (e.g., catching a disease, being caught in a fire, a gas leak) but often they are not... they are just about making sure that the rituals are performed to prevent SOMETHING bad from happening, but that something doesn't even need to be anything specific at all.
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