Symptoms Of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
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
Originally posted 2009-03-27 19:57:34.
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