Is Obsessive Compulsive Disorder A
Hand Me Down
ByKathleen Carr
Many a question has gone unanswered why people
suffer from OCD and the reason for that is
there is no known answer. What we do know?
is that obsessive compulsive disorder affects
2% of the people in the UK. It is a disorder
where a sufferer performs repetitive actions
to relieve anxiety
OCD without doubt is a type of anxiety disorder
and the good news, it is treatable.
None of us escape unpleasant thoughts
every one of us at some time have had
experience of this way of thinking. Fortunately
for some they manage to banish these thoughts
unlike that of a victim of OCD who struggle
to control their behaviour brought on
as a result by these nasty thoughts in
which the content can relate to aggression
and violence.
Fear of contamination is a symptom that
burrows deep into a patient's mind leaving
them with a sense of insecurity where
they feel dirty and unclean hence habitual
compulsory hand washing. Then we have
the worrier who constantly doubles back
on them selves checking to secure doors/windows
etc.
Frustration is high on the cards for
an infected person who plays the number
game where counting denotes how and when
things are done, little things like the
arranging of objects can escalate out
of control for a sufferer if moved out
of place.
Peace of mind is all an infected person
is in search of and by fulfilling tasks
that have become an obsession, it is then
they find contentment even if only for
a little while. Compulsive behaviours
are carried out religiously by people
with OCD to help counteract depression/anxiety
brought on by their obsessions.
The reason behind why people suffer from
OCD is unknown but there are factors that
can be taken into account where some evidence
has shown that it runs in the family,
this does not mean that your actions are
duplicated like that of your blood brothers.
Disorders such as trichotillomania and
picking of the skin, are quite common
hand me downs.
People who have no understanding on this
condition would see habits performed by
an OCD sufferer as a sign of madness.
Health of an infected person can deteriorate
due to self inflicted stress by trying
to conceal their actions. Stop, for all
you know the person next to you may also
be doing the same.
Come out of the closet so as to speak
and make the illness visible. People in
your life that matter can not help what
they can not see
Leprosy went out with the ark where people
were sectioned off away from the land
of the living. 2% is a rather large percentage
of people suffering from obsessive compulsive
disorder. So you are not on your own,
so why go it alone.
Advice on my health page about this disorder
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