Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) Symptoms
It is said that not all people with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) behaves the same way. The most prevalent symptom of a person having an obsessive-compulsive disorder is the fear of germs. For school-children, that mostly means an inability to touch erasers, papers, chalks and even pens; However, most children with obsessive-compulsive disorder perform well in school. These children oftentimes are never satisfied with their work and may even insist on doing it over and over until perfection and sometimes a child may stay up all night doing a simple assignments.
Other symptoms range from mild to severe, forcing children to endlessly wash hands, kiss doorknobs, walk on the sides of their feet, insist that the window blinds be at a specific height, or repeatedly rebutton clothes or retie shoes. Some are haunted with images of violence and danger. Children with obsessive-compulsive disorder struggle in school, where they are often teased and may suffer emotional and physical dysfunctions.
The most common obsessions in children and teenagers or adults with obsessive-compulsive disorder includes: