# Ocd
Living With Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD): A Mental Health Perspective
Contrary to popular opinion, OCD is not a “behavioral quirk,” and is indeed a recognized disorder by the DSM-5. Though I am a former mental health professional with training in Psychology, I am not a doctor and I offer no medical advice or diagnosis herein. Please contact a currently practicing medical or mental health professional foranypotential issue related to this article that requires attention. Sources for this article include Wikipedia.org, TheGuardian.com, and The University of North Carolina’s Health Science Library.
When I hear a loud plane I think it's going to crash into my house and kill me
*This is a work of nonfiction and opinion based on actual events I experienced firsthand; used with permission. One of the regrets I carry around with me in my life is not believing my best friend had depression in high school. I had always just thought of her as an over-sensitive crier, someone who gets upset at the littlest things and breaks down easily.
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