
Images of driving your car into a crowd of people.

Intense stress when objects aren't orderly or facing a certain way.Doubts that you've locked the door or turned off the stove.Fear of being contaminated by touching objects others have touched.Unwanted thoughts, including aggression, or sexual or religious subjectsĮxamples of obsession signs and symptoms include:.Aggressive or horrific thoughts about losing control and harming yourself or others.Doubting and having difficulty tolerating uncertainty.Obsessions often have themes to them, such as: These obsessions typically intrude when you're trying to think of or do other things. You might try to ignore them or get rid of them by performing a compulsive behavior or ritual. OCD obsessions are repeated, persistent and unwanted thoughts, urges or images that are intrusive and cause distress or anxiety.

You may or may not realize that your obsessions and compulsions are excessive or unreasonable, but they take up a great deal of time and interfere with your daily routine and social, school or work functioning. But it's also possible to have only obsession symptoms or only compulsion symptoms. Obsessive-compulsive disorder usually includes both obsessions and compulsions.
