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OCD: Trapped in Your Own Head
Feature Editors:
Aleka Daley, 16 (left)
Charlene Singleton, 16 (right)
Massachusetts
Everyone has daily rituals and the way they like to do things— you always sleep on the right side of your bed or you always brush your teeth then take a shower— but sometimes rituals go too far and become dangerous obsessions. Washing your hands until they bleed. Counting the number of tiles on the ceiling again and again. If your obsessions get out of control and take over your life, you may have obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD).
Not many teens know about OCD, but it's a disorder that particularly affects us. OCD usually shows up in childhood, teen years or early adulthood, and one million children and teens in the U.S. are living with the disorder. Read on to learn more about OCD and how these brave teens are taking back control over their lives.
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