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Obsessions are intrusive, unwanted, resisted thoughts that are disturbing to the patient with obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD). They are different from the negative thoughts or "ruminations" of a depression in that they are not primarily focused on some negative or depressed content. Compulsions are behaviors that one feels one must do over and over, despite that they become time consuming, interrupt daily functioning, and serve little or no useful purpose.
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