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": "assistant", "content": "I have Obsessive compulsive disorders are you familiar with that it is a mental disorder? "}, {"role": "user", "content": "Somewhat I have know a few people with OCD"}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Yes I have it bad at home from hand washing, checking if doors is closed or things just being out of place."}, {"role": "user", "content": "I notice when I get stressed I get a little OCD myself.  I obsess about whether I have turned off the iron or locked the door."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Yes it can be very hard to control at times and sometimes we be like do it makes sense but just can not help it."}, {"role": "user", "content": "From my own experience, limited though it is, I completely get it.  It is an overwhelming need to do the checking.  "}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "It is kind of funny that what makes me calm sometimes is watching the Batman Beyond series and comic books lol."}, {"role": "user", "content": "No, makes sense.  That provides a distraction for you. Something else to keep your brain busy."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "You are right and are very smart in cases like this it can be just our stress level alot of times inducing the events or OCD."}, {"role": "user", "content": "I always try to distract myself when I am feeling stressed and get into the complusive thought mode."}]