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I suffer from ocd and the pure-o form of ocd. i recently was shopping in a store looking down when i looked up and saw this girls butt that i thought looked nice. when i looked up i realized she was like 12-13 and my anxiety flared up. i did a checking ri

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OCD: Your obsessive thought is normal. I would continue on medication for OCD and discuss these thoughts with your therapist.

Answered 10/20/2015

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A member asked:

I suffer from ocd and the pure-o form of ocd. i recently was shopping in a store looking down when i looked up and saw this girls butt that i thought looked nice. when i looked up i realized she was like 12-13 and my anxiety flared up. i did a checking ri

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Dr. David Kennedy answered

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