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Obsessions and Compulsions – What are they?

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Obsessive compulsive disorder is a state in which a person is filled with anxiety. One of the prominent features of the disorder is to have unwanted thoughts which are alarming and to do certain things again and again. This behavior usually effects their day to day life.

People with obsessive compulsive disorder or OCD, have very peculiar patterns of behavior which is repetitive in nature. Although many of them know that their obsessions and compulsions are meaning less, they just cannot get rid of them and lead a normal life. It is impossible to ignore them, because they begin to panic if they don’t go and check something or do that repetitive behavior.

People suffering from the OCD are generally nervous and are easily frightened. They adopt a certain behavior pattern to get rid of the feeling. The rules of the behavior pattern are self made. They feel that that their nervousness has vanished and feel better for a while whenever they do that repetitive task. The whole ritual starts all over after a short while as the feeling of nervousness returns. These behavior patterns are called the compulsion.

Obsessions are the worrisome feelings which arise in the mind of the sufferer. They are the ideas and impulses which run across the mind of a person suffering from the OCD. At times these thoughts just come and go, where as other times these thoughts are non stop until they perform or check that task.

Some of the common obsessions are:

One feels disturbed if things are not kept in order.
To be afraid of dirt and germs.
Require constant reassurance.

Some of the common compulsions are:

Washing and cleaning of hands, showers and brushing teeth again and again.
Always in search of reassurance.
Constantly checking things over and over. For example, under your car, the door or the stove.
Arranging things all the time.

There is really no recognizable cause for OCD. It affects both men and women uniformly. There are other illnesses which are associated to OCD. In America alone there is a 2.3 % of the population between the age of 18 and 54 that suffers from OCD. It can become quite crippling, so you should tell your doctor and get on some medication or counseling for your thoughts. I must confess I had a touch of it and then I went on medication and it’s totally gone! Phew! Was it ever crippling though. So don’t be afraid to get some help. You will feel like a big weight is lifted off of your shoulders! Good luck!