Common obsessions in OCD include:

•            Fear of contamination – not engaged in normal activities like shaking hands to the fear of contamination

•            Fear of dirt

•            Fear of harm occurring – being plagued with fear about forgetting to turn off a stove or lock a door before leaving sweet home

•            Excessive concern with exactness – objects not facing a particular direction nor set in an symmetrical or orderly fashion

•            Beyond normal focus on the requirement for orderliness

•            Anxiety connected to unwelcome thoughts including religious, anger, or sexual content

•            Anxiety connected to unwelcome thoughts of hurting others or oneself

•            Anxiety connected to unwelcome thoughts about cursing in public or another inappropriate manner

Common compulsions include:

•            Cleaning

•            Repeatedly checking stoves, windows, or doors

•            Washing

•            Repeating acts

•            Repeating words, prayers, or phrases

•            Mental rituals

•            arranging or Ordering things

•            Cleanliness: People who had a constant fear of contamination; they repeatedly washing their hands and cleaning the sweet home.

•            Order: Some people were obsessed with order and symmetry. To relieved the anxiety they could be seen rearranging aligning carpets, books, cutlery, pillows and cushions, repeatedly.

•            Hoarding: People who found it pretty impossible to disposed of anything. They collected old newspapers, mails, clothes, and other objects for no apparent reasoning.

•            Counting: Such persons repeatedly counted their belongings and other objects utilized in usual life, such as the number of steps on staircase, or number of lights in hallway. If they lost count, they go back and begin out again.

•            Safety: Certain persons had irrational fears about safe shell; they were usually checking whether the doors and windows were secure, whether the stove had been turned off, and so on.

If you observe such manner in any person you understand, you could try speaking to them and encouraged them to meet up mental health professional for the support.

What causes OCD?

 Although it was not clear as to what causes OCD, some known factors were:

•            Genetic factors: OCD could sometimes be inherit from the parents.

•            Biological/neurological factors: Some research linked the development of OCD to the chemical imbalance of serotonin in a mind.

•            Life changes: Sometimes, major life changes such as the newest job or the birth of the kid thrust more responsibility on a person. This might trigger OCD.

•            Behavioral factors: People who were extremely organized, neat, meticulous and those who loves to be in charge from a young age, sometimes running the risk of developing OCD. •            Personal experience: A person who had experienced severe trauma is likely to be affected with OCD. For instance, contract a severe rash by touching rat poison in the sweet home, could lead to hand-washing compulsions.

Getting treatment for OCD

Treatment for OCD has been found to be pretty effective, and most persons who receive treatment recover completely. Dependent on the OCD severity, treatments ranging from the variety of therapies to medications. In mild cases, it had found out that therapies, like cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) alone were self satisfactory. In more severe cases, medication was prescribed; antidepressants were commonly prescribed to cover with relieving anxiety.

When to check a doctor.

There’s a difference between being a perfectionist — someone who wanted flawless results or performance — and having OCD. OCD thoughts were not simply excessive worries about real time issues in the life or liking to have things clean or arranged in the specific manner.

If your obsessions and compulsions affect your quality of life, see your doctor or mental health professional.

Medicines

Certain psychiatric medicines could cover controlling the obsessions and compulsions of OCD. Most commonly, antidepressants were tried foremost.

Antidepressants approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to treat OCD include:

•            Fluoxetine (Prozac) for adults and kids 7 years and older.

•            Fluvoxamine (Luvox) for adults and kids 8 years and older.

•            Paroxetine (Paxil) for adults only.

•            Sertraline (Zoloft) for adults and kids 6 years and older.

•            Clomipramine (Anafranil) for adults and kids 10 years and older.