i was diagnosed with mild ocd in college.
[{"role": "system", "content": "Obsessive\u2013compulsive disorder (OCD) is a mental disorder where people feel the need to check things repeatedly, perform certain routines repeatedly (called \"rituals\"), or have certain thoughts repeatedly. People are unable to control either the thoughts or the activities for more than a short period of time. Common activities include hand washing, counting of things, and checking to see if a door is locked. Some may have difficulty throwing things out. These activities occur to such a degree that the person's daily life is negatively affected. Often they take up more than an hour a day. Most adults realize that the behaviors do not make sense. The condition is associated with tics, anxiety disorder, and an increased risk of suicide. The cause is unknown. There appear to be some genetic components with both identical twins more often affected than both non-identical twins. Risk factors include a history of child abuse or other stress inducing event. Some cases have been documented to occur following infections. The diagnosis is based on the symptoms and requires ruling out other drug related or medical causes. Rating scales such as the Yale\u2013Brown Obsessive Compulsive Scale (Y-BOCS) can be used to assess the severity.\n"}, {"role": "user", "content": "I've been diagnosed with a mild version of obsessive compulsive disorder. Do you know much about it?"}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "I know they consider it a mental disorder where people have to do things repeatedly"}, {"role": "user", "content": "Yes, but there are more mild versions of it, where certain things cannot be out of place, etc."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "the reg version most people are unable to control thoughts or activities for more then a short period of time"}, {"role": "user", "content": "Yes that sounds more serious than what I experience. Do you know about how many people are affected?"}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "I dint know the exact numbers but do know the cause is unknown"}, {"role": "user", "content": "I haven't been given a treatment option. I wonder how doctors typically treat it."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "I know that the diagnosis is based on the symptoms and does require ruling other medical problems before the official diagnosis is made"}]