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 have OCD also known as Obsessive\u2013compulsive disorder, I really have to have things perfect all the time. "}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Did you talk to a doctor? I've heard that OCD's cause is unknown, but there may be some factors that cause it."}, {"role": "user", "content": "I think it may be hereditary but I know it runs in the family, Do you know how many people in the US have OCD? Is it widespread? "}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "I'm not sure how widespread it is, but there are a lot of different activities that OCD people may do."}, {"role": "user", "content": "Yes I usually just play with puzzles to get my mind distracted, I hear that people with OCD often obtain extra skills that normal people dont. "}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "That's a good way to distract yourself. What kind of skills?"}, {"role": "user", "content": "Like some people are more advanced at problem solving and filling int he blanks to certain issues because their mind is able to fill in those blanks. "}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Oh wow, so although OCD generally has a negative effect on a person's daily life, that sounds like a pretty good skill to have."}]