Symptoms are both obsessions and compulsions, the latter being produced in response to the obsessions.

obsessions

These obsessions are repeated, overwhelming and persistent.

• Fear of germs, germs, contamination;
• Intense stress if an object is out of place;
• Fear of losing something or of closing a door improperly;
• Fear of injuring someone, in a traffic accident for example;
• Sexual images or thoughts.

Compulsions

People with OCD, to prevent or reduce anxiety related to their obsessions, can set up rituals and perform repetitive tasks such as:

• Do housework ;
• Ranger ;
• Wash your hands all day;
• Check and recheck that a door or faucet is closed;
• Repeat a word, a sentence;
• To count ;
• Accumulate objects of no particular value (prospectuses, waste);
• Respect order and symmetry.