Many people who suffer form obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) says that it’s like having the “mental hiccups”. Your brain gets stuck in a repetitive pattern of thinking and acting, a vicious cycle, and it seems like there is no way to stop it.
Fear Of Germs Or Dirt
For example, you might constantly focus on fear of germs. If you have a fear of germs or dirt you might obsessively wash your hands many, many times each day, causing your skin to quickly dry out and perhaps even start to hurt. That’s a common example of an OCD behavior.
A doctor told one extreme version of the fear of germs to me. He said that one of his OCD-patients used to force her kids to take a bath whenever they came in from outside, even during winter.
History Of Treating OCD
In the past it was thought generally that OCD couldn’t be treated. Persons suffering from obsessive compulsive disorder had no choice but to go on suffering when years of psychotherapy had no positive impact on their condition. Today, thankfully, almost all people with OCD can be helped – and some even completely cured.
And one out of every 50 adults in the US suffers from OCD. And it is said to be the 4th most common mental disorder.
OCD – A Form Of Unhealthy Perfectionism
Obsessive compulsive disorder can also be seen as a sort of unhealthy perfectionism.
You might feel an uncontrollable urge to check and double-check your work, for example, for potential mistakes. Which if found out, you think, would make other people think less of you. You worry and look for errors and have a hard time relaxing.
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