Obsessive compulsive disorder, better known as OCD, is a psychiatric illness that consists of the appearance and maintenance of irrational obsessions that cause the person to carry out repetitive and compulsive behaviors, which generates anguish and interferes with daily life.
Again, genetic, biological, social and environmental factors play an important role in the development of a disease of unknown causes which, yes, it is known that traumatic events are generally key in its appearance.
OCD can take incredibly varied forms: checking that the door is closed, not stepping on the lines of the street tiles, perfectly aligning objects, continuously putting on glasses … Be that as it may, drug treatments and psychological therapy help reduce the impact that this psychiatric disorder has on the person’s life.