Cognitive approach to OCD
Everyone finds their mind wandering occasionally. Being distracted by our thoughts is a common experience, but people with OCD experience intrusive thoughts that are more intense, insistent, distressing, and longer-lasting than the usual interruptions faced by those without OCD. Most cognitive psychologists agree that although we may be unable to control the initial generation of such thoughts, there are individual differences...
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