OCD is an anxiety disorder that affects around 2.3% of people in the United States. This disorder causes people to have both obsessions and compulsions, but not everyone always has both. Obsessions are unwanted images or thoughts that randomly pop into an individual’s mind and cause them a lot of stress and anxiety. Compulsions are things the individual does to overcome the anxiety from obsessions (cleaning, checking, counting, etc.) People with this disorder feel like they have to complete these routines. OCD causes the brain to get stuck on a certain idea, thought, or need. This disorder can be diagnosed at anytime during an individual's life but most commonly during the late teens to early twenties. OCD is found more common in women than in men during adulthood but more commonly found in boys than girls during childhood. The symptoms of OCD are most commonly created by an individual’s culture of origin. This can be passed through family history and genetics. Studies have shown that people with OCD have brain abnormality compared to other people without mental illness. It can be found more common in people with past head trauma or other similar cases. It has also been found to be triggered by drugs such as marijuana. This disorder causes thoughts and obsessions to become so bad that they interfere with daily life. People with this disorder tend to feel trapped and helpless. Most people with this disorder tend to fall under one of the following categories: washers, checkers, doubters/ sinners, counters/ arrangers, and hoarders. These symptoms can get so bad that it interferes with the individuals daily functioning. This disorder is a lifelong battle that takes up a lot of the individual’s time and causes hardships on their relationships with others. People with this disorder are unlikely to get married because of their need for constant routine with no change. Getting rid of this disorder is very rare even with long term care. Therapy and medication can be taken to reduce the symptoms caused by this disorder. Educating yourself about OCD is a big step in self treatment. A big help is staying close to family and friends and not shutting them out of you life. The goal from treatment is to get the individual at a stage where they are able to lead somewhat of a normal life. Not many patients ever become completely symptom free, but benefit greatly from treatment. I find myself always worrying and constantly making sure i have everything when i leave a place but it is not as severe as having OCD. I can't imagine what life would be like living with this disorder.
Awsome post! It was full of information and facts about OCD. I like how it is specific about the disorder and easy to understand how a person acts when they have the disorder. The only thing i would change would be to add in a few personal conections of some sort. But other than that the post was exquisite.
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ReplyDeleteAwsome post! It was full of information and facts about OCD. I like how it is specific about the disorder and easy to understand how a person acts when they have the disorder. The only thing i would change would be to add in a few personal conections of some sort. But other than that the post was exquisite.