Do you remember, when you were a child, checking under your bed before going to sleep just to make sure there were no monsters that could come out at night and harm you? Such ritual behaviour can become problematic with age if they start taking more and more place during one=s daily life. Then, one can suffer from obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). In order to understand this disorder better, we should explore its symptoms, its …showed first 75 words of 724 total…

…showed last 75 words of 724 total…there exist two effective treatments to control its symptoms. It is interesting to learn that such ritualistic behaviours that can seem normal in childhood can later lead to a more serious psychological disorder that affects very badly the life of the individuals who suffer from obsessive-compulsive disorder but also their immediate family. For most people, disturbing thoughts are quickly dismissed but for some, these thoughts become obsessions that slowly take over control of their lives.