ese things overboard. One of the simple tests to determine if the behavior has been taken into the obsessive-compulsive "realm" is to ask how much money it would take in order to get the person to perform the task that makes them uncomfortable. Those who do not have OCD will usually accept anywhere from $10 to $100 to perform this task. Obsessive-compulsive people will sometimes not accept even as much as $100,000 to do what makes them so uncomfortable. Another way to determine of a person has crossed over into OCD is the amount of time the obsession takes away from the person's life. Everyone has quirks that take up a small amount of their days. However, those who suffer from Obsessive Compulsive Disorder allow their fear to consume large amounts of their lives. Another example is a song playing in your head. Whereas everyone experiences this once in a while, the typical person does not let it agitate them to the extreme. However, the obsessive-compulsive person becomes extremely agitated, intolerant, and faces anxiety at the loss of control over their own mind.
             There are a few branches of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. The most common and well studied is the obsession-compulsion (OC) where the undoing response is used as the person fears contamination of some form. With this OC, the person has trouble with the mere thought of the presence of contaminants such as dirt or germs evoke a threat. These people constantly perform cleansing rituals in order to exterminate the threat. The cleansing rituals usually include excessive hand washing, excessive showers, and excessive amounts of cleaning.
             After cleaning, the most common OC is checking. Checking typically involves door locks, the stove, light switches, faucets, and/or other items that might possibly cause harm to themselves or those that they care about. Those people with this manifestation often must check the danger anywhere from 10 to 100 times...