Drawing the line between worrisome, everyday obsessions and Obsessive Compulsive Disorder can be simple. However, there are times when the line may seem so blurred. Everyday, teen girls obsess over the cutest boy in school, the latest fashion and their own body, but how do you know when enough is enough?
             Obsessions occur all throughout the walk of life, starting with young children in school, taught to wash there hands to avoid getting sick. But overtime, like almost everything, the feelings and intrusive thoughts progress. The child might feel the need to be excessively clean all the time. Is that where it crosses the line, when children no longer do the things that make up a large portion of adolescence, such as playing? For instance, a child with Obsession Compulsive Disorder that is an excessive hand washer might shy away from playing in dirt, sandboxes, and public parks, as well as with other children to avoid germs and infections.
             As the child grows up the disorder can get intense, and more severe, until the intrusive thoughts seem to take over. It is also common that the disorder stems out into severe different obsessions. Those fixations might be anything from excessively checking on your child's safety, and driving around the same block repeatedly to check for accidents, to strange dissecting eating habits, and excessive cleaning in places not limited to your own house.
             The symptoms are common, and therefore many minor cases seem to be frequently overlooked. Think about the term 'pack rat.' The nickname is given to many people all across America, for hording and collecting needless items that have virtually no sentimental value or worth. This behavior also coincides with that of an obsessive compulsive person. A person with the disorder might keep these items for fear that they might forget all their precious memories or that something they throw out might be of use to them later. These items...