2006-09-29 19:39:27 · 7 answers · asked by masha 1 in Social Science ➔ Psychology
Well, I suppose that a qualified psychiatrist or psychologist would be able to give you more solid advise. But, being a bi-polar person, myself, which I understand to stem from a chemical imbalance in the brain - neurotransmitters are not all working together properly. I believe that OCD is while maybe not the same as far as characteristics, stems also from a similar type of disfunction of your brain chemistry. These types of irregularities in the way some people's brains function are not known to be any fault of the sufferer (perhaps with the exception of if they were drug induced), but more often than not that is not the case.
I have never heard of anyone deliberately developing a very difficult condition to live with for the sole purpose of "impresssing" anyone. That is ridiculous.
Do you see a doctor? If so, surely you have been prescribed one or more medications meant specifically to control the behaviour of the neurotransmitters, therefore, not necessarily curing the problem, but medically doing what a so called "normal" brain does on it's own. If you do have a prescription for such medications and you take as directed, you ought to soon start feeling the OCD less and less. If they are not helping, you need to keep working with the doctor until he/she finds the right drug - or combination of. Sometimes it takes a while to get the medication right. It took me 6 years after being diagnosed. But now, as long as I keep taking them, and I've gotten used to it. I barely remember that I have a "condition".
If you have not seen a doctor, it would be a very good idea if you do as soon as possible. If you can't afford to, there are free clinics everywhere. They might not give you quite the attention as a private doctor would, and you might have to wait longer initially to get in to see anyone, but I assure you, it will be well worth it.
Good Luck!
2006-09-29 19:59:42 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Lack of awareness and focus. I went through a spell where I couldn't walk out of a store without checking over my shoulder and sometimes even walking back to the register to check for the money that I thought I could have dropped. No matter that the hundred times before that I had done this it had been in vain. I cured myself of this habit by making sure that when I received my change I stayed completely focused on securing it in it's proper location(one which had no leeway for a new compulsion, i.e. "What if it's falling out of my pocket! Better check"). While putting it away telling myself over and over silently in my head "See look, you just put it in your wallet, in the zipper pocket, inside your purse. Safe and secure." Then when I would catch myself trying to look back I would just remind my self of the fact that I KNOW I just put it away securely, therefore it would be silly to look back and waste time. About a week or two of consistently doing this broke that habit for good. Just stay aware of the new ones as they try to get started and don't allow them the chance.
2006-09-29 19:52:00 · answer #2 · answered by dazed_and_confused 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
OCD - Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OCD
2006-09-29 19:47:40 · answer #3 · answered by oz_gurl2005 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
An irregularity in the brain. Be sure to take your medication which, I understand, corrects the problem.
2006-09-29 19:41:30 · answer #4 · answered by phoenixheat 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you thnk prefection is happiness & fulfilment, need to remind yourself constantly that near enough is good enough.
2006-09-29 19:48:05 · answer #5 · answered by ? 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Trying to impress others.
You can't, and so, all your efforts will be wasted.
Impress thyself.
2006-09-29 19:41:59 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
mother nature ( or god) is mad at you
2006-09-29 19:41:32 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋