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You are Not Your Brain

The Contemplative Science Podcast

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Obsessive Compulsive Disorder

Odd compulsive disorder is largely physical and genetic. It has to do with the relationship with a particular part of the cortex, the striatum. You have this physical intrusive unwanted bothersome urge to wash or check. And you can't make those urges go away. There's literally like a broken gear shift.

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