Obsessive-compulsive disorder can be disabling without treatment. Learn more about when and how to seek professional help.

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We need to stop using OCD as a substitute for words like “crazy” and “psychotic,” along with correcting people when they use harmful statements, writes Georgia La Grone. iStock / Getty Images During ...