Obsessive Complusive Disorder

Obsessive compulsive disorder, or ODC when shortened, is an anxiety disorder in which the sufferer has many unwanted obsessions often with many repetitive compulsions. The National Institute of Mental Health says “People with OCD may be plagued by persistent, unwelcome thoughts or images, or by the urgent need to engage in certain rituals.” People suffering from this disorder are frequently washing their hands and keeping things in order. While the exact cause of this disorder is still unknown to scientists. This disorder is believed to have its roots in psychological problems often developed during childhood. Obsessive compulsive disorder is a problem that can be found almost all places around the globe and can be found in almost every age group.

Obsessive compulsive disorder has a many trademark symptoms seen in sufferers of this disorder; these people often are performing the same actions repeatedly in their lives making certain actions ritualistic. They are often keeping all living spaces clean and doing activities repeatedly. The most common behaviors that people suffering from OCD often repeat includes; hand washing, counting, and cleaning among many others. OCD can come in many different levels. These levels can range from mild such as needing certain settings to be the same such as always having the radio on an even number going to the extreme levels of paranoia or anxiety causing actions such as perfect organization and extreme cleaning and may show signs of a phobia towards germs. In the mind of a person with OCD their mind has unwanted thoughts about a certain subject and after doing an action to relieve themselves from the thoughts the ideals are further cemented into their mind causing the habit to be even ...

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...as a math problem feels to the average brain. With these urges it can cause interruptions in life and after treatment life can be much easier lived allowing these people to live life to its fullest potential.

Works Cited

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