"Obsessions and compulsions can cause significant distress and interfere with daily life," said Matt Rudorfer, M.D., chief of the Adult Psychopharmacology, Somatic, and Integrated Treatment Research Program at the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH). "While people with OCD often try to ignore or resist their symptoms, they may not recognize that the symptoms are excessive and something they can get help for."
Chatterjee didn't know it at the time, but much of her emotional distress was related to obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). OCD is a mental disorder marked by uncontrollable, unwanted, and recurring thoughts (obsessions) and repetitive mental or physical behaviors (compulsions). For many people with the disorder, the consequences are serious.
What if we can't pay the power bill? What if we're thrown out on the street? What if we die? And what if it's all my fault?
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