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What's the difference between ocd obsessive?thoughts and schizophrenia? delusional thoughts?
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Insight: Occasionally, the line can be blurry. However, basically, an obsession is a thought you know doesn't make sense and a delusion is a fixed false belief that you completely believe regardless of evidence against it.
Answered 4/13/2016
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Exactly that!: In schizophrenia, there is a break from reality, while psychosis is not a major symptom of ocd.
Answered 10/3/2016
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OCD: Also, OCD maintain insight, while schizophrenia lack insight.
Answered 10/3/2016
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Insight: People with obsessions realize that their thoughts are unreasonable and unrealistic and have insight into their thoughts. By definition, a delusion is a false belief but a person thinks it is true. Ocd is considered an anxiety d/o whereas delusions are a problem with one's thoughts.
Answered 3/20/2017
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