Obsessions In Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
This information handout describes the common themes that obsessions can take in OCD. It can be used to validate clients' experiences, illustrate the wide range of obsessions, and highlight their connection to compulsions.
Obsessions In Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
This resource will help you understand the different types of unwanted thoughts, images, urges, and doubts people experience in obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD). This can help you better understand your OCD-related symptoms and experiences.
Overview
Obsessions are unwanted thoughts, images, urges, or doubts that occur repeatedly and cause significant distress. They can have many different themes including contamination, harm, doubts, and superstitions.
This information handout sets out the broad range of obsessional themes seen in OCD, helping to validate and normalize clients' experiences, and explain how obsessions relate to compulsions.
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