Emotional Characteristics

• One emotional characteristic of OCD is anxiety and distress

  This is because..

  Obsessive thoughts can be frightening

  Obsessive thoughts occur even though you know they are irrational
• One emotional characteristic of OCD is accompanying depression

  This is due to anxiety coupled with a low mood

  Compulsive behaviours can bring some relief from anxiety but its temporary
• One emotional characteristic of OCD is guilt and disgust

  This may be due to the obsessive thoughts being hypersexual in nature or it may be due to having thoughts about harming others

  Leads to the individual feeling bad about themselves and the thoughts they are having and cannot stop having