This essay will cover what Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is and how leisure education can be used to help these individuals who have been diagnosed obsessive compulsive disorder. This essay will discuss the various characteristics that may be noticed in an individual who has been diagnosed with OCD and will also introduce several recreational activities that can be used to help these individuals. The overall goal of this essay is to provide concrete evidence showing that leisure education can be beneficial in helping people with OCD. OCD is considered an anxiety disorder because individuals who suffer from it experience a high feeling of anxiety about a certain aspect of their life. OCD is divided into two components: obsession and compulsion. The first component; Obsession is when an individual constantly has these recurring thoughts or images about a certain problem or issue in their life. For example; an individual with OCD may have a constant thought or image of getting sick or dying from the various germs or diseases that people contract every day. So this individual goes to extremes to ensure that he does not contract any of these germs or diseases. That's when the compulsive component begins. This is when the individual takes these extreme actions to protect themselves from whatever these elevated feelings of anxiety are experiencing. So continuing to use the same example; this individual will constantly clean their home every day for several hours at a time. They tend to clean their hands multiple times when in public and are very obnoxious about where they go and what they touch while in public. They are also very cautious about how they interact with other people. They simply take extra measures to protect themselves… half of paper… mh.gov/health/publications/anxiety-disorders/obsessive-compulsive-disorder.shtmlGreenberg MD, William M (2011). Obsessive-compulsive disorder “Background”. Retrieved November 13, 2011, from http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/1934139-overview2011 Obsessive-compulsive personality disorder: children, causes, DSM, functioning, therapy, people, medications, women http://www.minddisorders .com /Ob-Ps/Obsessive-compulsive-personality-disorder.html#ixzz1fezVhbmoAmerican Psychiatric Association. (2009). Mental disorders in adults: obsessive-compulsive personality disorder. In the cases of the DSM-IV-TR Casebook and its treatment companion. American Psychiatric Publishing, Inc. Baer, ​​Lee. "Personality disorders in obsessive-compulsive disorder". In obsessive-compulsive disorders: practical management. 3rd edition. By Michael Jenike and others. St. Louis: Mosby, 1998.