{"product_id":"understanding-ocd-intrusive-thoughts","title":"Understanding OCD \u0026 Intrusive Thoughts","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"font-family:'Inter',-apple-system,sans-serif; color:#2A2540; max-width:680px;\"\u003e\n  \u003cp style=\"font-size:17px; font-weight:600; color:#3A3357; line-height:1.5; margin:0 0 10px 0;\"\u003eIntrusive thoughts are far more common than most people realise — and OCD is widely misunderstood as simply 'liking things tidy'. 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