Anthony served time in prison for selling drugs to finance his college education. Five years after his release, he has a stable job and a family. He begins to worry constantly that his children will find out about his "secret" past and lose respect for him. Anthony takes as many as 10 showers a day even though he realizes that this senseless behavior will not wash away his past. He is most likely suffering from

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Anthony's behavior of taking 10 showers a day is indicative of obsessive-compulsive disorder, as he realizes this behavior is pointless but feels compelled to do it anyway. His worry about his children finding out about his past and losing respect for him could also be considered a symptom of anxiety, but the specific behavior of excessive showering points more towards OCD. Social phobia and PTSD do not fit the symptoms described.

Anthony Served Time in Prison for Selling Drugs to Finance