Whenever OCD is mentioned in the general public, it is still to often assumed that OCD revolves around handwashing, cleaning and a general fear of germs, but there is actually 8 different types of OCD, these are

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• Somatic OCD

• Counting & Checking

• Sexual Intrusive Thoughts

• Germs and Contamination

• Immoral or Scrupulous Thoughts

• Perfectionism or ‘Just Right’

• Postpartum OCD

• Magical Thinking

• Relationship OCD

• Sensorimotor OCD

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This can make understanding OCD all the more complicated, but https://peaceofmind.com/education/types-of-ocd/counting-checking/ Provides a excellent guide to all of these different types of OCD