What is OCD?
What is Obsessive Compulsive Disorder?
OCD is a neuro-biological disorder that is characterized by recurrent unwanted thoughts (obsessions) and/or repetitive behaviors that a person feels driven to perform (compulsions). Some of the more common symptoms are listed below. However this is by no means an all-inclusive list. A person may have a few or any combination of the following traits:
Obsessions:
* Contamination fears; fear of germs or dirt
* Persistent sexual thoughts
* Images of hurting someone
* Perfectionism
* Need for items to be in order or symmetrical
* Doubts of locking doors or turning things off
* Horrific religious thoughts
* Fear of violence
* Fear of throwing something useful out
Compulsions:
* Checking
* Repetitive Actions: Hair pulling, counting, or touching objects
* Thinking good thoughts to counteract the bad ones
* Hand washing
* Meticulous organization
* Seeking reassurance
* Over zealous cleaning
* Analyzing and overthinking
* Pathological slowness
OCD is a neuro-biological disorder that is characterized by recurrent unwanted thoughts (obsessions) and/or repetitive behaviors that a person feels driven to perform (compulsions). Some of the more common symptoms are listed below. However this is by no means an all-inclusive list. A person may have a few or any combination of the following traits:
Obsessions:
* Contamination fears; fear of germs or dirt
* Persistent sexual thoughts
* Images of hurting someone
* Perfectionism
* Need for items to be in order or symmetrical
* Doubts of locking doors or turning things off
* Horrific religious thoughts
* Fear of violence
* Fear of throwing something useful out
Compulsions:
* Checking
* Repetitive Actions: Hair pulling, counting, or touching objects
* Thinking good thoughts to counteract the bad ones
* Hand washing
* Meticulous organization
* Seeking reassurance
* Over zealous cleaning
* Analyzing and overthinking
* Pathological slowness
You are not alone. Together we can recover from Obsessive Compulsive Disorder.
Attend a meeting or call 314-755-5098 for more information: talk or text.
Attend a meeting or call 314-755-5098 for more information: talk or text.