OCD
American-
Office of Civil Defense.
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obsessive-compulsive disorder.
abbreviation
Example Sentences
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He writes a blog about his past struggles with severe OCD, http://ocdmemoirist.blogspot.com/.
From Salon
Around 1- 4% of the population is thought to live with OCD but the number of 16-24 year olds in England reporting symptoms of it has more than tripled in a decade.
From BBC
Some people also find it helpful to visualise OCD as something separate.
From BBC
"Drawing what OCD looks like can help - there's me and there's OCD, and those are two different things."
From BBC
"Eating well, resting and physical activity can help as my OCD is always worse when I'm stressed and not looking after myself," she says.
From BBC
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