People with OCD compulsively perform rituals for immediate relief, despite negative long-term consequences. A recent global study found that people with OCD do not differ from healthy people in delaying gratification, except for people with both OCD and depression or anxiety symptoms.
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Psychology Today
People With OCD Do Not Overvalue Immediate Rewards
A new study finds that people with OCD, despite feeling compelled to perform rituals in response to their obsessions, are just as willing to delay gratification as everyone else.