How to Use obsessive-compulsive in a Sentence

obsessive-compulsive

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  • Myrick, who has schizophrenia and obsessive-compulsive disorder, knows the power of a good peer.
    — Jamie Ducharme, TIME, 22 Nov. 2024
  • In fact, it could be considered obsessive-compulsive.
    — Jeanne Phillips, Mercury News, 22 Sep. 2025
  • But much of it is simply my personality, which borders on the obsessive-compulsive.
    — Tom Vanderbilt, Travel + Leisure, 31 Dec. 2025
  • These feelings can range from mild and fleeting concerns to deep despair, panic attacks and obsessive-compulsive behaviors.
    — Karen Magruder, The Conversation, 18 Sep. 2023
  • The neural wiring is the same as that tied to psychiatric conditions such as drug addiction and obsessive-compulsive disorder.
    — Byclaudia Lopez Lloreda, science.org, 29 Mar. 2023
  • For instance, exposure therapy tends to be the go-to for obsessive-compulsive disorder.
    — Jenna Ryu, SELF, 14 Mar. 2025
  • Licking is a common fixation in dogs with obsessive-compulsive disorder, which can be the source of serious distress.
    — Anna Nordseth, Discover Magazine, 26 July 2023
  • What would later be diagnosed as obsessive-compulsive disorder was, at this point, just another aspect of what was openly called my oddness.
    — Victor Lodato, The New Yorker, 29 July 2024
  • Everyone’s favorite obsessive-compulsive detective is returning for what may be his final case.
    — Jp Mangalindan, Peoplemag, 8 Nov. 2023
  • Baldwin is shown cleaning the interior of a garbage can; Hilaria and one of his children gently rib him and describe him as obsessive-compulsive.
    — Daniel D'addario, Variety, 20 Feb. 2025
  • In making a show that deals with obsessive-compulsive disorder, the creators managed to maintain a balanced approach while facing certain challenges.
    — Ed Meza, Variety, 19 Mar. 2025
  • This underinformed and out-of-date article could have offered a good-faith exploration of obsessive-compulsive disorder.
    — Harper’s Magazine, Harpers Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025
  • Cole’s attorneys pointed to his lack of criminal record and diagnoses for autism and obsessive-compulsive disorder as reasons to let him out of jail as the case progresses.
    — Ella Lee, The Hill, 30 Jan. 2026
  • Luke Combs is sharing his struggles with obsessive-compulsive disorder, hoping to inspire others with the same condition.
    — Elizabeth Stanton, Fox News, 10 Mar. 2025
  • Approval for treating obsessive-compulsive disorder followed ten years later.
    — Simon Makin, Scientific American, 13 June 2023
  • Also, things like obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) or social anxiety can make a person do things like this.
    — Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 4 Mar. 2025
  • The former Auburn star later revealed that his absence was due to religious scrupulosity, which is a type of obsessive-compulsive disorder.
    — James Boyd, New York Times, 10 Mar. 2026
  • If your phone were anything else — a photograph, a wedding ring, a book — staring at it in public as much as people stare at their phones would put you at risk of being diagnosed with obsessive-compulsive disorder.
    — Sebastian Junger, National Review, 13 July 2023
  • In addition to delusions and mania, the study found an increase in suicidal ideation and self-harm, disordered eating behaviors, and obsessive-compulsive symptoms.
    — Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 7 Mar. 2026
  • The 40-year-old resident of Le Mars, Iowa, has bipolar and obsessive-compulsive disorders.
    — Cheryl Platzman Weinstock, CBS News, 10 July 2023
  • Cage plays Roy, a gifted con artist with obsessive-compulsive disorder whose tics, phobias and elaborate rituals have turned his immaculate home into a fortress against the world.
    — Los Angeles Times, 20 Aug. 2026
  • This anxiety can also happen with obsessive-compulsive disorder.
    — Jen Christensen, CNN Money, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Other potential issues include obsessive-compulsive disorder or seizure-like activity, both of which should be evaluated by a vet.
    — Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 10 Jan. 2025
  • Manny Padilla, a teen-age musician living with obsessive-compulsive disorder, faces intense fears and intrusive thoughts.
    — The New Yorker, 13 Mar. 2024
  • Such limiting behaviors can range from obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) to tics and twitches.
    — Daryl Austin, USA TODAY, 11 Aug. 2023
  • Over the years, Toole has been candid about her past with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), anxiety and depression.
    — Vanessa Etienne, Peoplemag, 2 July 2024
  • In the series, Shalhoub played detective Adrian Monk, a character who lives with obsessive-compulsive disorder.
    — Marianne Garvey, CNN, 10 Oct. 2023
  • All of it stems from the obsessive-compulsive disorder Gonzalez has lived with his entire life, from childhood to now being a kicker for the Washington Commanders.
    — Stephen Whyno, Chicago Tribune, 18 Jan. 2025
  • At their core, earworms are a form of rumination, and research suggests that people who suffer from anxiety, post-traumatic stress disorder, and obsessive-compulsive disorder are more prone to earworms.
    — WIRED, 15 July 2023
  • Over the years, doctors reportedly diagnosed him with schizophrenia, bipolar disorder and obsessive-compulsive disorder.
    — Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 27 May 2026

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