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by Robert L. Leahy
Robert L. Leahy, Ph.D., is the author of Anxiety Free and The Worry Cure. He is Clinical Professor of Psychology in Psychiatry at Weill-Cornell Medical School and Director of the American Institute for Cognitive Therapy. See full bio
June 19, 2009, Anxiety

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How Do Obsessive Compulsive People Think?

By Robert L. Leahy, Ph.D. on June 19, 2009 in Anxiety Files

You have thoughts that pop into your head, you fear them, you try to suppress them, and you feel responsible for everything that can go wrong. You are not alone. OCD is not a mystery. In fact, there is some "regularity" and "rationality" to your thinking. See if you see yourself in this post" Read More

Along with...

Submitted by David Petropoulos on June 19, 2009 - 11:57am.

These people always have chronic depression with their OCD, it doesn't exist independent of Depression. Sincerely,David

I've never really understood

Submitted by YG on June 21, 2009 - 10:02am.

I've never really understood OCD before. You break things down in a really comprehensible manner. Thanks for the info :)

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