Obsessive Compulsive Disorder Obsessive Compulsive Disorder is a lifelong disorder, which can cause a person to do things repeatedly. This disorder is identified by two general symptoms: obsessions and compulsions. An obsession can be defined as an unwelcome and distressing thought or mental image. (Schwartz, 1996) It is a thought that bothers you so much that it causes distress and anxiety. Compulsions are behaviors that people with obsessive compulsive disorder carry out in an attempt to free themselves from the fears and anxieties caused by their obsessions. (Schwartz, 1996) The disorder, which usually begins in adolescence or early childhood, is more common than asthma or diabetes. (Baer, ​​1991) It affects one in forty people, or more than five million Americans. (Baer, ​​1991) OCD is related to a biochemical imbalance in the brain that can be treated effectively without medications. This starts with a biochemical problem in the brain called “Brain Lock”. (Schwartz, 1996) Four key brain structures come together and the brain sends false messages that the person cannot recognize as false. (Schwartz, 1996) One of the brain's major signal processing centers, made up of two structures called the caudate nucleus and amen, can be thought of as a gear shift in a car. (Schwartz, 1996) The caudate nucleus is like the t...