Obsessive Complusive Disorder.

Anxiety

Its's normal to go back and double check the iron is unplugged or not or the tap is it stopped or not. But if you suffer from obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD), obsessive thoughts and compulsive behaviour become so excessive and interface your daily normal life.

OCD is basically an Anxiety problem  in which unwanted thoughts, doubts makes home in you. You probably recognise it but even so, you feel unable to get rid of it.OCD can be deadly. Yes, for sure OCD can definitely be deadly at times. The imagination, doubts, the anxiety may lead to suicide or any other harmful act..

In OCD a patient sufferers from thoughts, imagining things and have phobias. these thougths and fears includes ; fear of being contaminated by dirt or germs, fear of causing harm to yourself or to others, fear of loosing your loved ones to an abnormal extent, violent thoughts, images, believing unreal things such as ghosts being around etc.

Where as  behaviour includes ; double checking locks, lights, loved ones. Spending A lot time washing or cleaning. Accumulating "Junk" like old newspapers, broken item, empty food containers even rejected clothes.

It seems we All sufferers from this disease and starts to feel uncomfortable but the abnormality is when it gets excessive and effects your daily life.

The cure or treatment to this disease is not through medication only. It actually need will power of the patient and a therapy. Sometimes antidepressants are used with therapy, this therapy is known as "Cognitive Behaviour Therapy."

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