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Obsessive-​​Compulsive Disorder can be described as a mental disorder, which is quite common in the people now-​​a-​​days. In this disorder, a person has invol­untary, unwelcome thoughts, which result in certain com­pulsive behaviors. He/​she indulges in repetitive behavior, so as to avoid certain adverse cir­cum­stances from taking place. However, the prob­ability of the cir­cum­stances actually taking place tends to be zero, at the very best — minimal. One of the most common mental dis­orders, obsessive-​​compulsive disorder can disrupt the routine life of a person, if it takes a severe form. In the fol­lowing lines, we have listed the signs and symptoms of the disorder, to make its detection easier.

Signs & Symptoms Of Obsessive-​​Compulsive Disorder

Obsessive Thoughts

• Fear of con­tam­ination by germs or dirt
• Dis­turbing sexually explicit thoughts and images
• Fear of causing harm to self or others
• Violent thoughts and images
• Excessive focus on religious or moral ideas
• Fear of losing or not having things that might be needed
• Obsession that everything must in ‘order’
• Excessive belief in superstitions
• Intense fear of making mistakes or behaving inappropriately

Com­pulsive Behaviors

• Double-​​checking things every time, like locks and switches
• Seeking assurances time and again
• Doing the same action repeatedly
• Checking in on loved ones, every now and then, to ensure they’re safe and sound
• Counting, tapping, or doing other absurd things, repeatedly, to reduce anxiety.
• Rpeating certain words again and again
• Obsession with washing or cleaning
• Arranging and re-​​arranging things, in a specific way
• Praying excessively
• Engaging in religious rituals, triggered by fear
• Accu­mu­lating junk/​ useless things
• Hoarding of possessions
• Avoiding taking respons­ibility for the simplest of tasks

This article was ori­ginally pub­lished on www.HypnotherapyClinic.info by Con­sultant Clinical Hyp­no­therapist & Pys­cho­therapist Noel Bradford –

As a pro­fes­sional therapist Noel help people with everything that you would expect including giving up smoking, con­trolling their weight, dealing with fears and phobias. However his services go far beyond this and encompass things that affect everyone at some time in their life, such as depression, anxiety, panic attacks, stress, and low self esteem.

He  also has detailed spe­cialist training in several areas including but not limitted to Irrittable Bowel Syndrome and Pyscho­sexual matters that affect men such as Errectile Dys­function and Pre­mature Ejac­u­lation as well as those affecting women such as Hyper Desire Disorder, Vaginisums, and Dys­pareunia.

Ori­ginally posted 2009-​​03-​​27 19:57:34.