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I started the page because I want someone to clarify the distintion between the following:

• addiction
• compulsion
• physical dependence

For example, is cocaine addiction mostly a psychological addiction or a physical addiction? --Uncle Ed 14:50, 1 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I changed picture for hoarding and I feel I need to explain. First is just usual home library and even if person has some hoarding problems it is not clearly seen from the picture unlike other picture. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 188.230.189.111 (talk) 11:53, 26 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]

I removed this recently-added section due to multiple problems which could not be resolved:

• This is not the OCD article. Please feel free to add a section about OCD treatment through dietary changes to Obsessive–compulsive disorder, taking into account the following problems.
• It consisted primarily of advice about diet, in the imperative mood. Wikipedia does not offer medical advice.
• Insufficient sources were cited.
• It appeared to contain original research.

IamNotU (talk) 16:38, 11 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

RE does not offer medical advice. Is Compulsive behavior a moral choice from freewill( a sin) or a medical illness?--Mark v1.0 (talk) 19:05, 13 October 2016 (UTC)[reply]

This article doesn't seem to talk about rearranging objects to be perfectly aligned or feeling the need for absolute order. I thought that was the most prevalent part of OCD; is it not? Is it even a compulsion, or is it classified as something else? iRDM 19:25, 7 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Is it really necessary to have such a graphic and potentially triggering header image for this article? I'm sure there's something better that can be used... an OCD chart or something like that? Krystoff Moholy (talk) 18:23, 26 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]

It would be nice to see something about how compulsive behaviors are addressed.208.66.148.83 (talk) 22:13, 14 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

I'm not a censor; but, that picture of dermatophagia is kind of nasty. Ew. It doesn't offend me; but, it grosses me out.

SpicyMemes123 (talk) 10:23, 17 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

In the section for body focused repetitive behavior, there is a subtitle for the main article that does not have a link to the actual main article. Could someone add this? I'm not sure how. Thanks! Oranguru765 (talk) 01:52, 19 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

The word "talkaholics" is very unnecessary and rude considering the topic of the article. RSTZiggy (talk) 07:53, 16 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

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I think the amount of information and detail you put in here is perfect. There is a great balance of length and quailty information. From reading this I have learned more than I thought I would. The more i read the more I leanred. I would say this is a credit to you and your ability to orginize the information properly. Harrycain4 (talk) 03:53, 8 April 2026 (UTC)[reply]