Sometimes actions or repetitions go beyond 'touching wood'. A person with OCD's behaviour consists of a combinations of compulsions and obsessions. These persistent factors affect both mental and physical behaviours. Ruby Wax talks to Alison about her experiences and looks at treatment and support.
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Ruby looks at OCD (Obsessive Compulsive Disorder) and talks to Alison about her experiences. Read the text version.
Ruby Wax majored in psychology at University of California, Berkeley. She later moved to England and launched a successful career as a comedian and presenter. Ruby has trained as a psychotherapist and is studying for an MA in Neuroscience.
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