How to Use OCD in a Sentence

OCD

abbreviation or noun

• But that’s one of the most common things that people with OCD do.
  — Ben Morse, CNN, 18 Jan. 2025
• Smith acknowledged the effect OCD had on his on-field performance last year.
  — Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 1 Aug. 2025
• And the obscure vampire lore adds color, like the vampiric OCD.
  — Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 10 Sep. 2023
• Avery is the very much OCD, straight A’s, stick to the book, rule-follower person.
  — Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 3 Sep. 2025
• These thoughts are similar to obsessions in OCD and are not the same as a desire to hurt the infant.
  — Emily Nadal, Parents, 30 Nov. 2023
• Kay emphasizes the importance of learning more about the causes of OCD.
  — Harper’s Magazine, Harpers Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025
• Seyfried recently opened up about navigating life with OCD.
  — Catherine Santino, PEOPLE, 12 Jan. 2026
• In some cases, constant licking that can't be interrupted may be a sign of canine OCD.
  — Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Sep. 2025
• For some with obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD), they may be distressed by the prospect of germs or how foods are prepared.
  — Dr. Ellen S. Rome, Boston Herald, 21 Dec. 2025
• All the characters add to the overall narrative, but Steve, a germophobe with OCD, stands out.
  — Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 18 Oct. 2024
• Defense experts could weigh in on his OCD causing sleep difficulties that led to that penchant for night drives to decompress.
  — Sasha Pezenik, ABC News, 18 Apr. 2025
• That number jumps to roughly 10% among those already seeking treatment for anxiety or OCD.
  — Angela Haupt, Time, 10 Mar. 2026
• Intrusive thoughts are a clinical symptom of conditions like OCD.
  — Jenna Ryu, SELF, 13 Mar. 2025
• There are little signs of OCD, drinking, sleeping pills, those moments where everything feels out of control and that’s something so many teens go through.
  — Steve Baltin, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2025
• Spiritual practices and beliefs can be a slippery slope for folks with magical thinking OCD.
  — Erica Sloan, SELF, 2 Oct. 2024
• Summers was diagnosed with OCD in 1995, and later survived three bouts of cancer.
  — Alex Ross, Peoplemag, 7 May 2024
• He was fascinated by the idea, specifically of how that euphoria could manage the thoughts and symptoms of his OCD.
  — William Earl, Variety, 28 Jan. 2025
• The primary therapeutic process used to treat OCD is to gradually expose the patient to their worst fears.
  — Colin Campbell, Los Angeles Times, 10 Oct. 2023
• At the same time, severe OCD, intrusive thoughts and uncontrollable crying spells took a major toll on Cust’s mental health.
  — Tereza Shkurtaj, PEOPLE, 30 May 2026
• Green also touches on how his OCD and his brother Hank’s battle with cancer influenced his interest in this area of public health.
  — Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 27 Mar. 2025
• Sami Sheen has opened up about her obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) in a new video posted to social media.
  — Megan Cartwright, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 July 2025
• Also, things like obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) or social anxiety can make a person do things like this.
  — Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 4 Mar. 2025
• While postpartum, Gilles struggled with postpartum anxiety and OCD.
  — Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 3 June 2026
• Kay misses the mark in attributing the prevalence of OCD to contemporary American culture.
  — Harper’s Magazine, Harpers Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025
• Postpartum depression is often used as a shorthand for any perinatal mood disorder, which can include anxiety and OCD.
  — Theara Coleman, TheWeek, 27 June 2026
• He is diagnosed with anorexia and obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) and goes to a treatment facility to get help.
  — Alyssa Goldberg, USA TODAY, 9 Oct. 2024
• Wanting to create a space where people could speak more openly, Lederer invited followers to join an online OCD support group.
  — Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 30 June 2026
• Over the years, Toole has been candid about her past with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), anxiety and depression.
  — Vanessa Etienne, Peoplemag, 2 July 2024
• Erickson-Schroth says people with OCD should inform their friends and families to provide support, not validation.
  — Alyssa Goldberg, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025
• Eddie Marsan also delivers a sympathetic turn as the sad sack dad worn down by the effects of capitalism and sometimes crippling OCD.
  — Jon O'Brien, Vulture, 26 June 2026