{"id":2410,"date":"2018-02-16T18:03:22","date_gmt":"2018-02-16T18:03:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ocduk.net\/?page_id=2410"},"modified":"2020-01-30T10:01:26","modified_gmt":"2020-01-30T10:01:26","slug":"impact-of-ocd","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.ocduk.org\/ocd\/impact-of-ocd\/","title":{"rendered":"The Impact of OCD"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>In popular culture and frequently within the media OCD is mistakenly portrayed \u00a0as a positive trait and personality quirk, but the reality is, for those that suffer<\/strong> with Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD), it has a devastating impact on their life.<\/p>\n

OCD is a treatable condition, but we would be negligent if we didn\u2019t highlight some of the ways that OCD can and does impact on many people.<\/p>\n

As mentioned previously, a\u00a0\u00a0disproportionately high number of those affected with OCD, about 50% of all cases, fall into the severe category, with less than a quarter being classed as mild cases.<\/p>\n

In fact, OCD can be so debilitating and disabling that the World Health Organisation (WHO)<\/a> ranked OCD in the top ten of the most disabling illnesses of any kind, in terms of lost earnings and diminished quality of life.\u00a0 \u00a0The same report also said \u00a0OCD was the fifth leading causes of disease burden for women aged 15-44 in the developed world.<\/p>\n

So when people misuse OCD and make reference to being \u2018a little OCD\u2019, in addition to failing to understand that OCD is a disorder, they also fail to realise the impact it has \u00a0on those that suffer.\u00a0 OCD can be so severe that it can seriously impact on some or all areas of a person\u2019s life, sometimes disrupting \u00a0or completely ruining:<\/p>\n