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living with OCD

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I Have OCD. This Is What It’s Like to Be in My Mind for 3 Minutes.

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Cameron Diaz

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"I do not have OCD OCD OCD" -Emilie Autumn

This quote shows how people with this disability believe they are normal even if they show key signs of OCD (saying OCD three times).

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Literature is essential in giving a voice to disabilities like autism because novels are able to display different points of view on disabilities and provide another outlook on them . This allows readers of all ages to connect and understands how people cope with certain disabilities and how they are affected by them.

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* Kissing Doorknobs" by Terry Spencer Hesser
* The Butterfly Clues by Kate Ellison

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( http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/ocd/basics/definition/CON-20027827 )
( beyondocd.org )
( goodreads.com )

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Howie Mandel

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OCD Facts: Why we chose this & how society is raising awareness 

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OCD Facts: Why we chose this & how society is raising awareness 

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* Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is characterized by unreasonable thoughts and fears (obsessions) that lead you to do repetitive behaviors (compulsions). It's also possible to have only obsessions or only compulsions and still have OCD
OCD is a serious diagnosis that shouldn't be taken lightly
* In the United States, about 1 in 40 adults and 1 in 100 children have OCD
* OCD is one of the top 20 causes of illness-related disability, worldwide, for individuals between 15 and 44 years of age.
* cause anxiety or discomfort that significantly interferes with normal life

In order to raise awareness about OCD society holds conventions and meetings to spread the word.
October 9th-OCtober 16th, 2016, was national OCD awareness week

My partner and I chose to do OCD because this disability is very common and very misunderstood by society.