How to Use OCD in a Sentence

OCD

abbreviation or noun
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  • These thoughts are similar to obsessions in OCD and are not the same as a desire to hurt the infant.
    — Emily Nadal, Parents, 30 Nov. 2023
  • And the obscure vampire lore adds color, like the vampiric OCD.
    — Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 10 Sep. 2023
  • Summers was diagnosed with OCD in 1995, and later survived three bouts of cancer.
    — Alex Ross, Peoplemag, 7 May 2024
  • The primary therapeutic process used to treat OCD is to gradually expose the patient to their worst fears.
    — Colin Campbell, Los Angeles Times, 10 Oct. 2023
  • Spiritual practices and beliefs can be a slippery slope for folks with magical thinking OCD.
    — Erica Sloan, SELF, 2 Oct. 2024
  • Over the years, Toole has been candid about her past with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), anxiety and depression.
    — Vanessa Etienne, Peoplemag, 2 July 2024
  • The team found small defects in many bones that are consistent with a specific manifestation of bone disease called osteochondrosis dissecans (OCD).
    — Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 13 July 2023
  • This fear is categorized as a specific phobia, which can often occur alongside anxiety disorders and OCD.
    — Joy Emeh, Health, 8 Sep. 2024
  • More recently, their uses have been expanded to include mood disorders like depression and other neurological conditions such as Tourette’s syndrome and OCD.
    — Brenda Goodman, CNN, 15 Mar. 2024
  • Beau also experiences tics, anxiety, depression, rage, OCD, and sleep disorders.
    — TIME, 16 May 2024
  • For instance, major depression, obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and panic disorder often have better outcomes with combined treatment.
    — Bryan Cochran, Discover Magazine, 12 July 2024
  • Examples include obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and panic disorder.
    — Sunny Sea Gold, Health, 29 June 2024

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