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It is a mental health disorder that is much more than being a "neat freak." Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, OCD, is an anxiety disorder and is characterized by recurrent, unwanted thoughts (obsessions) and/or repetitive behaviors (compulsions). Repetitive behaviors such as handwashing, counting, checking, or cleaning are often performed with the hope of preventing obsessive thoughts or making them go away. Performing these so-called "rituals," however, provides only temporary relief, and not performing them markedly increases anxiety. People with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) have persistent, upsetting thoughts (obsessions) and use rituals (compulsions) to control the anxiety these thoughts produce. Most of the time, the rituals end up controlling them. Healthy people also have rituals, such as checking to see if the stove is off several times before leaving the house. The difference is that people with OCD perform their rituals even though doing so interferes with daily life and they find the repetition distressing. Although most adults with OCD recognize that what they are doing is senseless, some adults and most children may not realize that their behavior is out of the ordinary.
These words "it's just a thought" are not just for OCD - they're for anxiety awareness and therapy, too - I was taught this in my therapy with an excellent couselor 2 years ago - I was taught to think (and am still practicing) when I feel anxious or depressed "I'm having the thought that" instead of "I'm feeling" - it depersonalizes and distances/objectifies the anxiety or depression and allows me or you to realize that you do have a measure of CONTROL over it - IT does NOT control YOU!
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Patrick Smith: OCD poster about mental illness.
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It is a mental health disorder that is much more than being a "neat freak." Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, OCD, is an anxiety disorder and is characterized by recurrent, unwanted thoughts (obsessions) and/or repetitive behaviors (compulsions). Repetitive behaviors such as handwashing, counting, checking, or cleaning are often performed with the hope of preventing obsessive thoughts or making them go away. Performing these so-called "rituals," however, provides only temporary relief, and not performing them markedly increases anxiety. People with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) have persistent, upsetting thoughts (obsessions) and use rituals (compulsions) to control the anxiety these thoughts produce. Most of the time, the rituals end up controlling them. Healthy people also have rituals, such as checking to see if the stove is off several times before leaving the house. The difference is that people with OCD perform their rituals even though doing so interferes with daily life and they find the repetition distressing. Although most adults with OCD recognize that what they are doing is senseless, some adults and most children may not realize that their behavior is out of the ordinary.
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Uneven Hotdog to Bun Ratio...OCD or just a bit compulsive?
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Jennie Davis Wow. Powerful sentence, Coleen. Sometimes "feelings" aren't real and they are just thoughts. Wow.