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OCD, obsessive-compulsive disorder, an anxiety disorder characterized by unwanted repetitive thoughts and behaviors.

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ADHD Chatter
This ONE Habit Means You Have ADHD & OCD - Dr Alex George

to calm yourself so for example exercise you might have an impulsive feeling i want to go out and do a 20k run today i've got into running in the last two weeks and i'm now wanting to run every day that's impulsiveness right ocds i need to go for a run for 20k because if i don't i might get cancer i might get sick i might get sick if i don't run 20k today i might get sick or if i don't run 20k today something bad will happen to happen to my family member

ADHD Chatter
This ONE Habit Means You Have ADHD & OCD - Dr Alex George

Whereas the impulsive side of OCD, or rather the compulsive side, because ADHD tends to be impulsive, OCD is compulsive, is all about reducing anxiety.

ADHD Chatter
This ONE Habit Means You Have ADHD & OCD - Dr Alex George

And with ADHD or with OCD being the opposite, in that case, does that present inner turmoil sometimes?

ADHD Chatter
This ONE Habit Means You Have ADHD & OCD - Dr Alex George

I can imagine ADHD and OCD are quite conflicting in the way that they present.

ADHD Chatter
This ONE Habit Means You Have ADHD & OCD - Dr Alex George

For example, anxiety, which OCD is effectively a form of anxiety, right?

ADHD Chatter
This ONE Habit Means You Have ADHD & OCD - Dr Alex George

And it's something that's used a lot in OCD, but it's applicable to any sort of uncertainty.

ADHD Chatter
This ONE Habit Means You Have ADHD & OCD - Dr Alex George

So with uncertainty being one of the core features of OCD, but yet also people with ADHD struggling with uncertainty, how do you cope with that issue?