Do you often find yourself worrying about whether the main door was locked before you left? Do you feel the need to double-check it? Worrying about something that you feel you've forgotten to do is common. While this means you’re a completely rational person – possibly even a perfectionist, but there are others who may double-check the door 20 times to make sure it’s locked. These are the people struggling with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder .
and is often misunderstood as a disorder that simply means being a 'perfectionist'. OCD and perfectionism affect the lives of people in different ways. Before we discuss how these are related, let’s first understand what OCD is.OCD is a chronic, long-lasting disorder in which a person has certain uncontrollable thoughts repeatedly , or feels the need to perform certain routines over and over again .