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curl-6 said:

The thing with OCD is it often occurs in conjunction with other conditions; 76% of OCD sufferers also have an anxiety disorder, 63% have a mood disorder, (most commonly depression, at 40%) and 39% have a substance abuse problem.

https://www.cureus.com/articles/38400-psychiatric-comorbidities-and-the-risk-of-suicide-in-obsessive-compulsive-and-body-dysmorphic-disorder#:~:text=The%20most%20common%20comorbid%20disorder,)%2038.6%20%25%20%5B7%5D.

Well, that's not my case, fortunately. I've never used any substance in my life (unless medication counts).

Seriously, in fact, I dislike alcohol, and never had a smoke, even in my worst days. I don't think that is the solution.