""If I had an intrusive thought, I'd restart the walk from the bus stop," she says. "I was genuinely terrified that if I didn't redo it and something happened, it would be my fault"."
""Obsessions are intrusive and unwanted thoughts, feelings and sensations while compulsions are repeated, ritualised acts that are done to neutralise or alleviate the anxiety caused by the obsessions," Nina tells the BBC's Complex podcast."
""You might have thoughts about harm coming to loved ones," says Nina. "It could be questioning one's sexual attraction, thinking are you homosexual? Are you heterosexual? It can even be as extreme as worrying are you a paedophile? "A really common one is intrusive thoughts about con"
Intrusive thoughts are unwanted, distressing cognitions that can become obsessions and lead to compulsive rituals performed to neutralise anxiety. A childhood case involved intense fear that impure thoughts during a walk would harm family, prompting repeated restarts until a diagnosis of obsessive compulsive disorder at age 10. The individual now researches child and adolescent mental health at the University of Oxford. OCD affects about 1–4% of the population, while reports among 16–24 year olds in England have more than tripled in a decade, making it the second-most widespread mental health disorder for young adults. Intrusive thoughts often clash with personal values and can involve fears of harm, sexuality, or taboo identities.
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