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For instance, you might be obsessed with the idea of being dirty.
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Your hands are dirty; you're filthy.
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That might lead to compulsive washing.
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You might believe that God is angry at you,
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and that might lead to compulsive prayer.
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Cleanliness and religion are common themes of obsessive-compulsive disorder.
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You often know, rationally, that these are unreasonable behaviors
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but you can't help yourself from doing them.
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Sometimes I get the worry that I left my door unlocked
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and I run back and checked it--check it.
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But I feel it's a little bit of OCD coming on,
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because I know I locked it,