What Is Obsessive Compulsive Personality Disorder (OCPD)?
By: Kerry Hosking Although there are people who posses characteristics of obsessive compulsive personality disorder (OCPD), those who are diagnosed with that condition have generally reached a stage where their entire lives are being consumed by overwhelming compulsions to carry out certain rituals in a timely and highly organized manner. The disorder interrupts not only their personal lives, but also their social lives and employment as well. What Is Obsessive Compulsive Personality Disorder? As the name suggests, OCPD stimulates urges to do certain things which plague a person’s thoughts until those actions are completed. One who suffers from OCPD finds themselves battling uncontrollable urges to perform one or more ritualistic behaviors, such as counting or washing their hands repeatedly. There is also the closely related obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD), which is classified as an anxiety disorder. A diagnosis of both disorders, or indeed several, is not uncommon. However, there
