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An International Radiosurgery Research Foundation Multicenter Retrospective Study of Gamma Ventral Capsulotomy for Obsessive Compulsive Disorder Neurosurgery, Volume 85, Issue 6, December 2019, Pages 808–816 Obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) across its full spectrum of severity is a psychiatric illness affecting ∼2% to 3% of the general population and results in significant functional impairment.

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I was Internet-less for days and it was quite sad. A repair guy came out yesterday and fixed things up, thank Jebus. I spent quite a bit of time wallowing in self-pity the last week or so. Living with OCD is not new, of course, but the idea of dealing with it has seemed intimidating. To cheer myself up, I tried to come up with a name for my OCD voice, the voice that makes me think and do weird things. Any ideas from the peanut gallery? At first I thought Kate Bush would be a really funny name, but it doesn't fit. I'm currently dig sitting for my parents, which is challenging on many fronts, both OCD related and not. My routine is shot; the dogs are hyper as hell; my commute is almost an hour each way. Plus the dogs wake up multiple times in the middle of the night, which is especially challenging for someone who can barely sleep on a good day. I took the Y-BOCS and got a 31, which is at the high end of the severe range. I guess it's nice to be validated? Haha. OCD folks, if you haven't checked out the OCD Workbook, do so. It's great.