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Also known as OCD

Is a disorder in which people have recurring, unwanted thoughts, ideas or sensations.

To get rid of the thoughts, they feel driven to do something repetitively.

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What are the signs & symptoms of obsessive compulsive disorder?

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What are the signs & symptoms of obsessive compulsive disorder?

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Thoughts are persistent and intrusive, and behaviors are rigid.

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Compulsions are repetitive behaviors or mental acts that a person feels driven to perform in response to an obsession.

Obsessions are recurrent and persistent thoughts, impulses, or images that cause distressing emotions such as anxiety, fear or disgust.

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The distress caused by these intrusive thoughts cannot be resolved by logic or reasoning.

Examples: Fear of contamination by people or the environment, Disturbing sexual thoughts or images,

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Compulsions may be excessive responses that are directly related to an obsession (such as excessive hand washing due to the fear of contamination) or actions that are completely unrelated to the obsession.

Examples: Excessive or ritualized hand washing, showering, brushing teeth.

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Medications~ selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors are a class of medications that you take.

The maximum benefit usually takes six to twelve weeks or longer to be fully visible.

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Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT)~ when you are doing this treatment you are exposed to fear situations or images that focuses on the thing that you are obsessed with.

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Caregiver Interventions ~ enlisting their support to help with exposure practice at home is recommended.

Self-Care~ maintaining a healthy lifestyle can help in coping with OCD.

Neurosurgical Treatment~ gamma ventral capsulotomy (a surgical procedure) can be very effective for patients who do not respond to typical treatments.

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~ Skin-Picking Disorder (Dermatillomania)

Where one repeatedly picks at their skin enough to cause lesions.

The behavior may be triggered by feelings of anxiety or boredom, may lead to a sense of relief after, or it may be a more automatic behavior.

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He says that he is bothered by sudden images of hitting someone, fears that he would say things that might be offensive or wrong and concerns a lot about upsetting his neighbors.

He also worried about contracting diseases such as HIV.

When he showered, he made sure the water only reached a certain level because he was scared of flooding the neighbors.

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He often replayed prior conversations in his mind, kept diaries to record what he said and often apologized for fear he might have sounded offensive.

The fear of having to touch something if he was invited to a meal or to another person’s home was too much for him to handle.

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Body Dysmorphic Disorder (Another Related Condition)

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Body Dysmorphic Disorder (Another Related Condition)

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A disorder that manifests as an excessive concern with minor or wholly nonexistent defects in physical appearance; patients believe themselves to be unacceptably deformed and unattractive when actually they remain normal in appearance.

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Emily Experience with Body Dysmorphic Disorder 

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Emily Experience with Body Dysmorphic Disorder 

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Emily had problems with her face, she wore makeup because she hated the way she looked. She felt insecure and hopeless.

Her dad said “For four years, Emily was a school refuser. We couldn't plan. We couldn't go on holidays. Couldn't have any family holidays, because we could get to a point where we were about to leave the house, and she wouldn't be able to go.”

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Celebrity David Beckham Experience with OCD

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Celebrity David Beckham Experience with OCD

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In an interview he admits to keeping things in straight lines, pairing items and organizing them by color or type.

His wife Victoria said, "Beckham once purchased three refrigerators so that he can have one for drinks, one for salads, and one for other foods." ""If there's three cans of Diet Coke, he'd throw one away instead of having three, because it has to be an even number."

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Still Confused about obsessive compulsive disorder? Here a video for you!

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Still Confused about obsessive compulsive disorder? Here a video for you!

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Still Confused about Body Dysmorphic Disorder? Here is a video for you!

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Still Confused about Body Dysmorphic Disorder? Here is a video for you!

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You are not alone - Body Dysmorphic Disorder (BDD)