What’s more, having learning and memory problems in childhood could lower confidence and affect self-esteem, which in turn are associated with OCD symptoms, especially checking.

Namely, that it’s a personality trait (being uptight, meticulous, neurotic), that people with OCD ‘just need to stop’ their compulsive rituals, or that OCD is all about cleanliness and neatness.

In a collaboration between Hangzhou Normal University and Nanjing Normal University, Xi Jia led a study to explore whether emotions shape how well people remember meaningless, or neutral, images.

Jonathan Pointer - OCD Specialist, Doctor Pointer, Psychologist, Carterton, OX18, Both my own experiences of OCD from an early age & my clinical training have led me to deeply understand OCD ...