hi, what is obsessive compulsive disorder?

Answer 1

is a fairly common problem where people experience ‘obsessions’, recurring unwanted thoughts which are difficult to stop, and ‘compulsions’, rituals of checking behaviour or repetitive actions which are carried out in an attempt to relieve the thoughts.
www.rcpsych.ac.uk/info/glosConds.htm

A disorder in which individuals are plagued by persistent, recurring thoughts (obsessions) that reflect exaggerated anxiety or fears.
www.ehealthmd.com/library/anxietyworry/AHW_glossary.html

Psychoneurosis characterized by disturbing, unwanted, anxiety-provoking, intruding thoughts or ideas and repetitive impulses to perform acts that may be considered abnormal, undesirable or distasteful to the patient.
www.mhacv.org/Glossary/mental_health_glossary.htm

Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is a brain disorder, and more specifically, an anxiety disorder. OCD is manifested in a variety of forms, but is most commonly characterized by a subject's obsessive drive to perform a particular task or set of tasks, compulsions commonly termed rituals.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Obsessive_compulsive_disorder

Answer 2

Well OCD is an anxiety disorder characterized by intrusive, unwanted thoughts or images as well as ritualistic behaviors called compulsions. The thoughts cause alot of anxiety and compel a person with OCD to engage in behaviors to alleviate the anxiety. Unfortunately since the behaviors are next to impossible to control it just causes more anxiety. I have had this disorder for 27 years, almost all of my life. It can take different forms over time and it can improve and get worse too. I have gone through various forms of the disease. I have suffered from obsessive thoughts of germs/disease/contamination which then led me to engage in handwashing rituals, counting and avoidance behavior. I have also had Pure O form of OCD which is when you suffer from obsessive thoughts without the compulsions. It's like your brain is on a nonstop reel of one thought over and over again.

OCD is referred to as the doubting disease. You doubt your own actions and judgments and suffer a great deal of guilt. Guilt always seems to be a big issue.

Usually OCD is treated with cognitive behavioral therapy and/or SSRI medications. I have tried therapy and meds to no avail and have been labeled treatment resistant...

Hope that helped...

Answer 3

Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is a psychiatric disorder most commonly characterized by a subject's obsessive, distressing, intrusive thoughts and related compulsions (tasks or "rituals") which attempt to neutralize the obsessions. Thus it is an anxiety disorder. It is listed by the World Health Organization as one of the top ten most disabling illnesses in terms of lost income and diminished quality of life.

OCD is manifested in a variety of forms.

Community studies have placed the prevalence between 1 and 3%, although the prevalence of clinically recognized OCD is much lower, suggesting that many individuals with the disorder are unaccounted for clinically.[1] The fact that many individuals do not seek treatment may be due in part to stigma associated with OCD.

The typical OCD sufferer performs tasks (or compulsions) to seek relief from obsession-related anxiety. To others, these tasks may appear odd and unnecessary. But for the sufferer, such tasks can feel critically important, and must be performed in particular ways to ward off dire consequences and to stop the stress from building up. Examples of these tasks: repeatedly checking that one's parked car has been locked before leaving it; turning lights on and off a set number of times before exiting a room; repeatedly washing hands at regular intervals throughout the day.

Symptoms may include some, all, or perhaps none of the following:

Repeated hand-washing.
Repeated clearing of the throat, although nothing may need to be cleared.
Specific counting systems — e.g. counting in groups of four, arranging objects in groups of three, grouping objects in odd/even numbered groups, etc.
One serious symptom which stems from this is "counting" your steps, e.g. you must take twelve steps to the car in the morning.
Perfectly aligning objects at complete, absolute right angles, or aligning objects perfectly parallel etc. This symptom is shared with OCPD and can be confused with this condition unless it is realized that in OCPD it is not stress-related.
Having to "cancel out" bad thoughts with good thoughts. Examples of bad thoughts are:
Imagining harming a child and having to imagine a child playing happily to cancel it out.
Sexual obsessions or unwanted sexual thoughts. Two classic examples are fear of being homosexual or fear of being a pedophile. In both cases, sufferers will obsess over whether or not they are genuinely aroused by the thoughts.
A fear of contamination (see Mysophobia); some sufferers may fear the presence of human body secretions such as saliva, sweat, tears, or mucus, or excretions such as urine or feces. Some OCD sufferers even fear that the soap they're using is contaminated.
A need for both sides of the body to feel even (or uneven). A person with OCD might walk down a sidewalk and step on a crack with the ball of their left foot, then feel the need to step on another crack with the ball of their right foot. If one hand gets wet, the sufferer may feel very uncomfortable if the other is not. These symptoms are also experienced in a reversed manner. Some sufferers would rather things to be uneven, favoring the preferred side of the body.


Hope that helps

Answer 4

its hard to explain as many people with this condition react differently than others.

basically, its a condition that people have. its when their obsessed with something or something and have to check stuff all the time.

for instance: if someone has ocd to health and safety. they would always make sure all sockets were off, all gas rings were off, all windows and doors were locked, etc. and they cant believe that they have just checked to make sure its ok and will have to repeat in a routine they have for themselves to keep making sure.

this can happen to anyone and the ocd can be about anything, even silly little things.

Answer 5

It's a condition that compels the sufferer to repeat actions, such as checking the gas is turned off dozens of times, or touching every lamp post on the street.

Answer 6

An above average interest in something. Like neat freaks, or germ freaks or pack rats. Neat freaks are so afraid of germs that everything has to cleaned, santized and beyond the regular cleaning process. A pack rat collects more then they need.

Answer 7

Its simple - its ´normally a compulsion to do the same thing again and again.

Its simple - its ´normally a compulsion to do the same thing again and again.

Its simple - its ´normally a compulsion to do the same thing again and again.

Its simple - its ´normally a compulsion to do the same thing again and again.

Its simple - its ´normally a compulsion to do the same thing again and again.

Its simple - its ´normally a compulsion to do the same thing again and again.

and if you get it wrong......AHHHHHHHHHHHHHH - it causes a lot of anxiety so you want to do it again the right way - like this -

Its simple - its ´normally a compulsion to do the same thing again and again.

Its simple - its ´normally a compulsion to do the same thing again and again.


you see.....

Answer 8

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Answer 9

its where you have a compulsion to keep doing something so that it takes over your life and becomes obsessive.

some people have this with hand washing or cleanliness for example.

google it

good luck

Answer 10

Watch a couple of episodes of Monk the detective.