Is OCD is interfering with your everyday activities?
Basically, if you wash a dish two times when you genuinely believe there’s a need to do so, then OCD is not the issue.
However, if you find yourself doing it again and again, it’s time for concern. OCD is a progressive disorder; it only becomes more apparent to yourself first and then those around you with the passage of time. You may soon reach a point where all you can feel is close to suffocation.
So what do you do? Calling on your family doctor is a generally a good idea. He or she may be able to rule out genuine medical maladies, if any and may refer you to an OCD specialist.
An appropriate doctor will be able to decide the specifics of controlling the disorder. While there’s no single treatment for all patients, some will respond to medication but the symptoms can only be held at bay. Stopping taking the medication will see the OCD symptoms making a comeback. Medications generally involve increasing the transmission of serotonin through the
brain.
“Flooding”, exposing a patient to stimulus that brings on anxiety and compulsive actions, is one of the behavior therapies used by doctors. This is expected to speed up the patient’s improvement in dealing with his or her OCD actions. The treatment can be helped greatly by a thorough identification and analysis of what kicks of the chain of OCD actions.
Scientific reports say that up to 90 percent of all OCD patients who seek professional help find that they are able to control the disorder. While, according to Dr. Griest, their quality of life improvements can last years, it’s vital that they are steadfast about the treatment techniques that work best for them.
For more information visit National Institute of Mental Health’s website.
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I’m seeing the start of OCD in my teen daughter. It appears to have intensified over the past year.
I have not had her evaluated YET. Right now it’s little things such as she can’t be the first or last to leave or enter a room, I have to be the last person she talks to at the end of the day. Little idiocracies for now. I am not fond of medicating her. Instead, I am
trying to help her cope and be mentally aware of things.
Hi amused,
I once watched a program on OCD on BBC, I think. There, a doctor talked about the ‘hard-wiring’ of the brain. Since it’s a prpgressive disease, the bond between the neurons that send the stimlus tend to become stronger. A patient ultimately loses a lot of control over his choices.
However, it CAN be rewired with treatment, according to the doctor. The ‘re-wiring’ of the brain is a slow process, and the doctor said that the awareness that one is suffering from OCD is a major step in the right direction.
Cheers
RK
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