Quirky behavior or something more serious? Obsessive Compulsive
Disorder or OCD affects nearly two to three percent of the U.S.
population. OCD affects both males and females, but males start to
show signs of OCD at an earlier age, between the ages of six and
fifteen, while in females it tends to occur later. "Obsessive
Compulsive Disorder.
"OCD."http://athealth.com/athealth31.cfm?topic=22(1 April 2000). A
good example of OCD can be viewed in the movie "As Good As It Gets."
In this movie, Jack Nicholson plays a character who uses a bar of
soap once, then throws it away, constantly checks the locks on doors
to make sure they're locked before leaving. He must sit at the same
table, in the same restaurant and have the same waitress every day.
If his routines are changed, in any way, it causes to have an anxiety
attack. "OCD." http://www.mayohealth.org/mayo/9809/htm/ocd.htm(29
March 2000).
Just being "quirky" or a "perfectionist" doesn't mean someone
has OCD. Because......

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