Normal, ordinary people who have occasional intrusive thoughts with bizarre, sexual, or aggressive content would not be considered to have OCD. However, they would if they found the thoughts unacceptable or even dangerous and also
A)use alcohol or other drugs to reduce anxiety.
B)develop insomnia and nightmares.
C)become anxious about having further intrusive thoughts.
D)suffer from either posttraumatic stress disorder or social phobia.

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The key factor in determining if someone has OCD is not the presence of intrusive thoughts, but rather how they react to those thoughts. If the person finds the thoughts unacceptable or dangerous and becomes anxious about having more of them, they may have OCD. Using alcohol or other drugs, developing insomnia and nightmares, and suffering from posttraumatic stress disorder or social phobia are not necessarily indicative of OCD.

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