There is no cure for OCD. It usually shows it's first symptoms in adolescence and lasts for life. For many sufferers it starts to ease up in adulthood. You can only treat it's symptoms with either behavioral therapy, medication or both.
It can, but it depends on the person who has it, what they know about OCD, and how they're feeling. I myself began with simple OCD that was little more than superstition, and over a few years it got...
OCD is characterized by distressing repetitive thoughts, impulses or images that are intense, frightening, absurd, or unusual. These thoughts are followed by ritualized actions that are usually...