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OCD
Obsessive–compulsive disorder (OCD) is an anxiety disorder characterized by repetitive behaviors, obsessions, compulsions and anxiety. OCD is often managed through medication and behavioral therapy. Questions about the disorder, its effect and treatment should be placed in this category.
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What are some phobias that Adrian Monk has?
To start, a phobia is an irrational or exaggerated fear of something. Adrian Monk (star of the TV show, Monk) has many phobias that nearly halt progression in many cases. Adrian Monk at one point says he has 312 phobias. The ones he is most scared of are naked people, death, germs, snakes, dentists, sharp or pointy objects, crowds, mushrooms, heights and elevators. Some of these are demonstrated in every other episode, while others are only demonstrated a few times. His fear of germs causes him to use a tissue when touching things other people have/using a wipe to wipe down the same objects. His fear of elevators is coupled with his fear of heights and tight spaces, both of those sum up why he is afraid of elevators, if it breaks they could get stuck or fall a long way down. If I didn't put enough information, look up "Adrian Monk" in Wikipedia.org.
Can you get disability for OCD?
Yeah, Definitely you should be able to qualify.
Sorry about the autism man... that must be a hard condition to live with.
I have ADHD and OCD tendencies, thank god I can speak to other people in an intelligent manner though.
Do you have to be clean to have OCD?
No that is just one of the disorders. You can be ocd over just about anything.
If you feel that you or your siblings needs psychriatric help, then you should speak to a psychologist or psychiatrist. When you speak to either of these professionals, everything said within the session is completely confidential. If you or one of your siblings have a mental disorder, it is always better to ask for help sooner than later. My family didnt recognize that I had some issues until I was 15-16 years old, and when I was placed in a mental institution for a week when I was 17. If you ignore mental illness, it does not go away, it only gets worse. If you need more information about trying to get help, please feel free to contact me at the above email address. I am the office manager for a psychologist. Mental Illness can be serious if left untreated, and everything is confidential, the only way your neighbors or anyone besides immediate family, your doctor, and your pharmasist will be able to know is if you tell them. Please feel free to email me if you have any questions that you think I may be able to answer. If you need help, then ask for it.
You are doing all the right things to help yourself and it's better late than never. I too discovered the same thing in my family as you did, but WE BROKE THE CHAIN!
Our parents did nothing wrong. They came from an era where "you pulled up your socks," and "busy hands are happy hands." They were taught not to talk about mental illness. If you research back into the 40's up to the 60's you will see there is an instinctive fear of mental illness and not as many psychologists or psychiatrists during this time. There is sure a boom of them now.
Your parents love you, and all they see is strange things going on they have never experienced themselves ... you, actually seeing a doctor and on medications, so they worry. They are terrified that you will blame them for everything that has happened to you. You need to talk to them and tell them that you are an adult and that many of the problems you have were decisions of your own. Even though this may not be true it takes the burden off your parents and you may get some peace.
Don't forget that just like 2 alcoholics hanging around together for years and having a blast and one suddenly obstaining from alcohol, the other alcoholic becomes angry and tries to lure the person giving up the alcohol back into the vicious web from once they came. They miss that person, but also, they know deep inside themselves they should be getting help themselves, but are too frightened to do so. This leaves them frustrated. Blame is the worst offender and that is 99% of the fear your parents are experiencing now. They were brought up that it was always the parent's fault.
Just do what you are doing (save yourself) and either your family will see how determined you are and accept it, or, unfortunately, you may have stay away from them off and on.
I can't tell you how proud I am of you for taking such a big step. It took guts. Hang in there ... you're doing just great!
The old saying which holds that "We can pick our friends, but our family we're stuck with." is true. Some families are helpful and tolerant and supportive. Others are not. Here's a quote from a mental health professional that I have found to be true, and useful. "In some families, the best you can hope for is to break a basement window, sneak out, and run like hell." You must do what's best for you, as you perceive it. Family may mean well, and still not be helpful. Take care of yourself.
In some case yes!! It can often be known as severe chronic disabling OCD which is very profound!!
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Hey, i think i have ocd should i talk about it with someone?
so hey, im actually sixteen years old... and i have been dealing with intrusive thoughts from a really young age. and im pretty sure its ocd, i have read other people experinces and ect. i couldnt relate more, its just that when i turned 14 it become so much worse, i thoght it will become better.. but its really really really hard. so my thoughts dont really make any sense.. it can be existential quesions, sexual quesions, sometimes im scared to do somthing scary, habits like counting numbers and touching things many times. i really dont want to deal with it anymore, i felt ashamed for having this... i was so counfused so i didnt talk about it. (i cant explain it with words, but its really frustraiting)
i have changed a lot since i was 14 because of this, i didnt want to go to school, i didnt talk to my friends, and not even to my family. it made me socialy anxious, what peole might think of me.. it was a really weird year for me. everyday is another day of 'surviving', hiding it from others and not showing it. trying my best to stay cool in school, im my house and with everyone. and i have managed to deal with it myself, piece by piece i try to pazzle myself again.
i have been a lot worse when i was younger, beaceuse i had no idea why i was so anxious all the time and what does it mean, and why cant i just ignore it... so i wrote this because right now i have been on the verge of teers. because i cant wake up in the morning... i dont have power to do my homework, and im not doing really doing with my new class in high school. I guess its because i avoid everything that triggers my intrusive thougts.. but i cant take it anymore, and i want to do somthing about it, i waste 70% of my day thinking about those thoughts and i am not able to enojy my life. and it makes me miss my old life, the old me, my friend.. and just living my life.
i really want to talk about it with my parents or my sisters or someone.. they are always there for me but its hard to explain them such a thing. everyone deals with their problems.. i tried once but i gave up on that. should i talk about it with someone?
so i tried getting an advice from social media. thank you very much for reading this, this comment might be very long and messy, but im very grateful :goodluck:
OCD was first discovered in 1963 Dr. Neil Bogusian and has been studied and researched since.
What makes obsessive compulsive disorder worse?
Treatment wise, often times a stimulant medication can exacerbate symptoms of OCD (or make undiagnosed OCD bad enough to hav a formal diagnosis).
If one is diagnosed with OCD, by giving in to obsessions, u are really making OCD stronger in the long run.
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Will drugs used to treat OCD help prevent addictive behaviours?
In my opinion the answer to this question would be yes, OCD drugs would be effective against addictive behaviors. Obsessive Compulsive Disorder's key features (occording to the DSM IV) include "obsessions (persistent, often irrational, and seemingly uncontrollable thoughts)" and "compulsions (actions which are used to neutralize the obsessions)". An example could be someone who is obsessed with germs and being clean, so therefore compulsively washes his hands, uses tissues to pick things up etc. He uses the actions to help calm or neutralize the thoughts.
Addiction or dependency (to drugs for example) can be defined as an obsession with the drug or being high, or even with another unpleasant feeling like anxiety, and the compulsion to use the substance to alleviate or neutralize that obsession. Addicts often describe their use as self-medicating. They may describe themselves as always being "stressed" or feeling "not-normal" until they use their drug of choice to "fix" the problem.
So if OCD behavior can be helped by medications such as certain selective seratonin re-uptake inhibitors, then so would addictive behavior since they are really one-and-the-same. Now would the meds. prevent addictive behaviors? That suggests that you are trying to stop behaviors that have not happened yet, and in the case of addiction where the behavior supplies the diagnosis, that just may not be possible.
Not really. We all have a trace of OCD, and we do it without thinking. One may take the same route to work over and over even though it could be the longer way there, but, it's a habit. I am the type of person that unless I have checked to be sure all windows and doors are locked (thank heavens I live in a small home) I can't go to sleep. So, what's the big deal? Not one darn thing! Abusers are abusers and OCD really has nothing to do with it unless the person was an abuser in the first place. Although OCD people can get on other's nerves at times, something about that other person can get on their nerves too. None of us are perfect. Happy New Year Marcy
How do you get unwanted thoughts out of your head and heart?
You can get unwanted thoughts out of your head and heart by focusing on another idea or carrying out a productive activity.
What is the true cause of Trichotillomania aslo known as severe obsessive compulsive hair pulling?
Trichotillomania is an impulse control disorder that is mostly attributed to other personality disorders like depression, anxiety, etc. although there is no "true" cause.
An impulse control disorder where you pull out your own hair.
