text: what is ocd ? does it have anything to do with bi polar? ocd stands for obsessive compulsive disorder.  it has absolutely nothing to do with bipolar disorder.  most people think that ocd only covers the repeditive completeing of tasks or paranoia, but actually there are many branches of ocd.  there are the checkers, who repeatedly check things such as whether or not the locked their cars, there are the cleaners, who are petrified of germs and compulsively clean everything, there are the 'moral nuts' who are constanly terrified of committing 'sins' and there are the pure obsessionals, who have unwanted violent thoughts concerning death, suicide, murder, or sexual activities.  these are only some versions of ocd, and everyone who has it has a slightly different condition.  no one is sure exactly what causes ocd, although it is believed to be an imballance of chemicals in the brain, and seems to be hereditary.  ocd is a very prevalent disorder, although most forms of it are mild, and almost all forms are manageable with the propper tools.