My sister was diagnosed with Obsessive-compulsive disorder. Are you familiar with OCD?
I actually am! My husband has problems with door-checking and hand-washing, ever since childhood.
Interesting, my sister was only recently diagnosed. Can you tell me more about the disorder?
Sure! Essentially, someone is unable to control obsessive thoughts or actions, even if they know they're unreasonable.
Interesting, do they know what causes OCD?
I definitely don't know all of the specifics - at least in medical terms - but I think they're starting to recognize that it's likely a neurological disorder.
Well hopefully they will keep working toward understanding the underlying issue. Do you know if it runs in families or is linked in some way to genetics?
I think that's gray, too, but there is some research about identical twins being more likely to both have the disorder than non-identical twins. That definitely speaks to a genetic component!