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[|Human|] hi im a 22 year old woman from nc and evr sense I was a young girl ive battled OCD. ive never been diagnosed bc I never really knew anything was wrong with me or tht me doing repedetive rituals was a mental crisis of any kind. however over the years its gotten worse to the point tht ive done my research and fo9und tht I think I have this mental illness. I lost both my parents at a young age and have always found myself counting things repeating things until they feel right always worrying abt death or loosing someone else I love and its very time consuming. im a smart goal oriented lady and I feel this is always setting me back and causes me extreme anxiety bc I dontreally know how to deal with it or what will make it go away. any advice will help. thnks
[|AI|]  Greetings ! Well you see OCD is a stubborn, yet treatable condition with good outcome expected if early diagnosis and treatment are provided to the patient. In your case you ignored the importance of seeing a professional like a psychiatrist or a clinical psychologist and that is the reason why your symptoms of OCD have become so severe. I am suggesting below a strategy which you can discuss with your doctor and start on it and this shall help in managing OCD effectively.1) Chat Doctor.