How to Deal With Obsessive Thoughts

If someone has obsessive thoughts but not yet the compulsive behavior, will the latter compulsive behavior develop later in life? Not necessarily. There are many people I've worked with where it's just pure obsessionality that don't have compulsions. This is where the ADHD can actually almost work for someone. It's very hard to actually obsess for an hour straight to just success. So there's almost a protective factor of them not being as impulsive or hyperactive because they have OCD. But so when the OCD symptoms are high, the ADHD impulsive symptoms might be low and we'll often see the impulsivity come up.