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Is there overlap between anxiety and OCD… In short: YES!
Research consistently highlights the functional similarities between anxiety and OCD. Both conditions involve heightened responsibility, catastrophic beliefs, and safety-seeking behaviors. These shared features suggest a common underlying mechanism.
In OCD, obsessions are intrusive thoughts causing distress, leading to compulsions aimed at reducing that distress. Anxiety disorders involve excessive fear and safety-seeking behaviors (e.g., avoidance) to reduce that excessive fear.
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