ocd rules my life , and i have a hard time relinquishing control.
[{"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": "Hello. Do you know anything about OCD?"}, {"role": "user", "content": "I do! I believe my younger daughter suffers from OCD. She displayed a lot of traits as a child with repetitive behaviors."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Did she repeat activities like hand washng, counting of things, and checking to see if doors are locked?"}, {"role": "user", "content": "She was more into insisting on certain foods and everything being done in a certain way."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Oh okay I see. Did this occur to such a degree that her daily life was negatively affected?"}, {"role": "user", "content": "It had a slight impact but she was not severely affected. She drove me crazy however with her eating restrictions and her strict rules on how things MUST be done! lol"}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "I can imagine that would drive you crazy! Did the behaviors seem to make sense to you and other adults or no?"}, {"role": "user", "content": "NO! lol They were completely nonsensical but they calmed her anxiety and made her feel a sense of control I suppose. She is still slightly OCD and she is 23."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Oh thats ironic, I'm 23! Lol. But yeah OCD seems to be associated with anxiety disorder and tics"}, {"role": "user", "content": "23 is a GREAT AGE! Enjoy it! Yes, OCD is directly tied to anxiety and she used her control techniques to empower her although I nearly lost my mind! lol"}]