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Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
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Understanding anxiety and managing it without drugsObsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is the name given to a condition where people are havinguncontrollable and unreasonable obsessions or compulsions that are excessive.
Obsessions
:Intrusive or inappropriate recurring thoughts or impulses such as:•Obsessing about dirt and contamination, fear of coming into contact with germs or anything perceived as ‘unclean’.• The sufferer has constant doubts about whether they have done something or not — did they lock the door, turn of the taps, run over somebody etc.• They believe that things ‘must be kept tidy’, an endless quest for orderliness.• They have impulses or thoughts about doing something aggressive or embarrassing which theymay or may not contain.
Compulsions
:Repetitive behaviours or rituals that the sufferer feels compelled to do to lower his or her anxietylevels. Relief is only temporary so the compulsions are weaved into the person's daily routine andare not always directly related to the obsessive thought, for example, a person who has aggressivethoughts may count bricks or words in an effort to control the thought.Common compulsions include:•
Cleaning
— sufferers obsess about germs and contamination and tend to clean constantly, either repeatedly washing their hands, showering, or constantly cleaning their home;•
Checking
— individuals may check whether they have done something, locking doors for example, several or even hundreds of times ‘just to make sure;•
Repeating
— one form of OCD is when the person repeats a name, phrase or action over andover;•
Going slow
— some individuals take an excessively slow and methodical approach to ordinarydaily activities. They might, for example, spend hours organizing and arranging objects, food or timetables;•
Hoarding
— some OCD sufferers are unable to throw away useless items, such as oldnewspapers, junk mail, even broken appliances; sometimes the hoarding reaches the point thatwhole rooms are filled with junk that they have to carve passages through.
'Official' diagnosis
For a diagnosis of OCD the obsessions and/or compulsions must take up a considerable amount of 
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Glen Godfrey

Obsessive compulsive personality disorder, like many other mental illnesses. It is linked to genetics and is caused by an imbalance in the person's brain chemistry. This perfectionism may interfere with the person's ability to complete a given task, because their rigid standards cannot be upheld. http://www.disorderscentral.com/obses...

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