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Erik, as told to Meghan Rabbitt

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Mens health
20 Aug 2024
The outbreak of the COVID-19 coronavirus disease is putting many people on high germ alert in a way they never thought about before. For many people with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), this is their reality every day. Or, as Erik, who was diagnosed 20 years ago, puts it, "welcome to my brain, all the time." Here, his strategies for coping with constant virus worry.
I Have OCD. Now the World Is Acting Like Me