We did some research on OCD in order to convey our protagonist correctly. We found that sufferers can find themselves helpless to "irrational urges" such as obssessive cleaning or continually checking the doors and windows are locked. It is defined as an "anxiety disorder" and so our character would have to show distress and worry over the smallest of things. We found that their are five main types of OCD sufferers; these include:
Washers, those who wash compulsively
Checkers, those who check things (such as a painting is straight) over and over
Counters, those who count things or line things up in order/ symmetry
Doubters, those who doubt that something bad will happen
Hoarders, those who hoard things away for fear of something bad will happen
We also found that OCD in children (which is related more accurately to our teenage protagonist) may be mistaken for the real causes of ADD, Tourette's syndrome or autism.
We have decided our OCD girl will display symptoms of a checker and a counter and potentially a washer.
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