It’s not just about hygiene. Here are 10 common practices for patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder

Dubai, United Arab Emirates (CNN) – When we think of obsessive-compulsive disorder, we think of habits like being very careful about hygiene.

However, obsessions are not just about hygiene.

The official report from the Omani Ministry of Health referred in a tweet to the practice that patients can perform.

Common compulsions in patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder:

• Frequent washing of hands
• Refuses to shake hands or touch door handles
• Check locks again, turn off ovens, lock the car
• Returns to obsessions that do not go away and they can even affect sleep
• Count and self-check aloud while performing routine tasks
• Arrange things or clothes in a very specific way and in a specific order
• Eat food in a certain order
• Repetition of words, sentences or prayers
• The need to perform the same tasks over and over again
• store different things