Our brain structure, just like our genes, can make us vulnerable to OCD. Some types of minds are always pursuing certainty and perfection, not knowing that it is impossible to attain 100 percent of anything at all times.
As the compulsion is never given any permanent relief, there is a need to constantly repeat the action.
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