Understanding O.C.D

HELO HELO HELO DEAR READERS! :)

i have a little confession to make..

its been a long time since i admitted that i suffer from mild mild OCD (its been with me since childhood)- those who watch Big Bang Theory will know Sheldon Cooper has major OCD like knocking Penny's door 3 times and is so damn afraid of getting dirty n contaminated from anybody anything rite?


Same here, when i'm stressed about certain things like exams or things out of my control my OCD gets worst. i tend to clean things repeatedly n have this irrational fear that something bad is about to happen..i also love to arrange things according to colour and order and get irritated when i see things out of place.

when i'm prevented from cleaning or listing down things or completing my mental task i get VERY VERY upset to the point i can start crying out of no where n suffer from insomnia.

so when i clean or arrange or tick things off my list i feel in control and that gives me power and alot of satisfaction. (sometimes u will see me cleaning in the middle of the night cause i cant sleep with the bugging idea that my floor is dusty or the laundry is unwashed in the bucket)

Many ppl actually have different types of OCD and we are not weird people. its just a mental state. 

Please be understanding to people like us. the major types need therapy tho but milder ones can be self controlled.

What is obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD)?

Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is an anxiety disorder characterized by uncontrollable, unwanted thoughts and repetitive, ritualized behaviors you feel compelled to perform. If you have OCD, you probably recognize that your obsessive thoughts and compulsive behaviors are irrational – but even so, you feel unable to resist them and break free.

Like a needle getting stuck on an old record, obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) causes the brain to get stuck on a particular thought or urge. For example, you may check the stove twenty times to make sure it’s really turned off, wash your hands until they’re scrubbed raw, or drive around for hours to make sure that the bump you heard while driving wasn’t a person you ran over.

Understanding OCD obsessions and compulsions

Obsessions are involuntary, seemingly uncontrollable thoughts, images, or impulses that occur over and over again in your mind. You don’t want to have these ideas but you can’t stop them. Unfortunately, these obsessive thoughts are often disturbing and distracting.

Compulsions are behaviors or rituals that you feel driven to act out again and again. Usually, compulsions are performed in an attempt to make obsessions go away. For example, if you’re afraid of contamination, you might develop elaborate cleaning rituals. However, the relief never lasts. In fact, the obsessive thoughts usually come back stronger. And the compulsive behaviors often end up causing anxiety themselves as they become more demanding and time-consuming.

Most people with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) fall into one of the following categories:

• Washers are afraid of contamination. They usually have cleaning or hand-washing compulsions.
  

• Checkers repeatedly check things (oven turned off, door locked, etc.) that they associate with harm or danger.

• Doubters and sinners are afraid that if everything isn’t perfect or done just right something terrible will happen or they will be punished.

• Counters and arrangers are obsessed with order and symmetry. They may have superstitions about certain numbers, colors, or arrangements.

• Hoarders fear that something bad will happen if they throw anything away. They compulsively hoard things that they don’t need or use.

OCD signs and symptoms: Obsessive thoughts

Common obsessive thoughts in obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) include:

• Fear of being contaminated by germs or dirt or contaminating others.
• Fear of causing harm to yourself or others.
• Intrusive sexually explicit or violent thoughts and images.
• Excessive focus on religious or moral ideas.
• Fear of losing or not having things you might need.
• Order and symmetry: the idea that everything must line up “just right.”
• Superstitions; excessive attention to something considered lucky or unlucky.

OCD signs and symptoms: Compulsive behaviors

Common compulsive behaviors in obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) include:

• Excessive double-checking of things, such as locks, appliances, and switches.
• Repeatedly checking in on loved ones to make sure they’re safe.
• Counting, tapping, repeating certain words, or doing other senseless things to reduce anxiety.
• Spending a lot of time washing or cleaning.
• Ordering or arranging things “just so.”
• Praying excessively or engaging in rituals triggered by religious fear.
• Accumulating “junk” such as old newspapers or empty food containers.

Miscellaneous Obsessions

• Need to know or remember (e.g. if hears part of some information, the person needs to hear the rest)
• Fear of saying certain things
• Fear of not saying just the right thing (e.g. need to be perfectly understood)
• Fear of losing things
• Lucky and/or unlucky numbers (i.e. that 4 is good and 13 is bad)
• Colors with special significance (i.e. red is bad because of the devil, etc.)
• Superstitious fears (e.g. can't step on a crack)
• Fear that one already has terrible illness or disease

Unusual Obsessions

• Excessive concern with body part of aspect of appearance (not weight related)
• Bothered by certain sounds or noises
• Intrusive (non-violent) images (i.e. cartoons, faces, clouds)
• Intrusive nonsense sounds, words, or music
• Losing one's personality or positive qualities

In conclusion, i'm a mixture of a hoarder, arranger and doubter. i might have to do things in a certain order n in my own way so dont get angry when u see the ocd manifest.

I think i'm not mad. If u suffer from mild OCD u are not mad either.

Learned a new thing by reading this article? are u OCD too? share ur experience with me! :) 

ok, have a wonderful day sunshines!! *over n out*