Behavioural OCD

• People with OCD feel compelled to repeat a behaviour e.g. hand washing
• 10% of people with OCD show compulsive behaviour alone with no obsessions, just anxiety. But for the vast majority, behaviours are performed to manage anxiety produced by obsessions
• People with OCD try to manage OCD by avoiding situations that trigger anxiety. However this avoidance can lead to people avoiding ordinary situations and can interfere with living a regular life