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Obsessive-compulsive disorder is a psychiatric disorder characterized by disturbed thoughts and patterns of behavior that are ritually repeated in order to relieve the distress caused by these thoughts. Obsessions mean obsessive thoughts and compulsion means repetitive behaviors. Obsessive compulsive disorder, which leads to repetitive thoughts and behaviors, is a treatable disorder that negatively affects daily life and mental health. People with this disorder have a constant state of fear due to the anxiety and obsessive thoughts that occur involuntarily and tamper with the mind over and over again. These fears that they cannot control and their obsessions are not only uncomfortable for themselves but also for those around them. Obsessive compulsive disorder, which begins to appear more frequently today due to the effects of stressful life events, restricts daily life activities and decreases the quality of life of people by negatively affecting social life when left untreated. Therefore, the fact that obsessive compulsive disorder affects the lives of patients greatly increases the importance of treatment. In the light of all these explanations, giving the definition of obsessive compulsive disorder it is stated that OCD (obsessive compulsive disorder) is a treatable disease and also the importance of treatment is emphasized. Series of social media post designs including six posters have been made in order to create awareness on this issue. The goal is to informthe target audience through post designs designed with "Obsessive Compulsive Disorder is treatable, let it stay away slogan. These post designs were examined by interpreting and has been worked up to the conclusion.