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Is it possible to have OCD and GAD at the same time?
My psychiatrist has me listed as having schizoaffective disorder, OCD, and GAD at the same time. Is really possible, according to the definitions? Or are the symptoms of GAD included, essentially, already in OCD in schizoaffective disorder?
Yes it is possible. OCD and GAD are put in to their own categories. I do believe some people can have some OCD tendencies with anxiety because they are just feeling so anxious. My daughter has severe anxiety and when she's feeling extremely anxious she will clean like crazy or go to the gym to work out very hard, things like that. Anything to get her anxiety down. I do the same thing with the cleaning, but neither of us have been diagnosed with OCD. Although I think my daughter may have a mild case of it. What are some of the things you do. Do you have repetitive thoughts or actions?
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