Some unfortunate individuals become prisoners of their own uncontrollable habits.
Some must wash their hands repeatedly, some fear germs, and some just can't stand disorder or dirt. Some pull hair or develop rituals surrounding the act of eating and drinking. Many of these individuals experience intrusive and repetitive thoughts which they come to hate. But we now recognize that disordered brain chemistry is a major culprit. Furthermore, new treatment advances are able to reverse this biochemical imbalance and reduce or eliminate obsessive-compulsive thoughts and behaviors.