Is there a disorder for compulsive hoarding?
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I'd have to say OCD... Obsessive Compulsive Disorder... because I don't know the specifics.
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I don't think there is ever a connection with OCD. I have it, too and some of the things I consistently do are really weird. Mine is a number thing mostly.
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Perfectionism? Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder?
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Go to web MD. www.webmd.com and search for OCD.\n\nBasically OCDs are your brains inability to process seritonin properly. \nDon't diagnose yourself though. There is nothing wrong with most OCDs. My advice (as someone who's been lliving with OCDs for a long time). Don't think about them, and don't talk to others with OCDs. As funny as it sounds, you can actually acquire their OCDs by just learning about them.
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Department of Psychiatry, University of Iowa College of Medicine, Iowa City 52242-1000, USA.\n\nCompulsive buying disorder is characterised by excessive or poorly controlled preoccupations, urges or behaviours regarding shopping and spending, which lead to adverse consequences. Compulsive buying disorder has been estimated to affect from 2 to 8% of the general adult population in the US; 80 to 95% of those affected are female. Onset occurs in the late teens or early twenties, and the disorder is generally chronic. Psychiatric comorbidity is frequent, particularly mood, anxiety, substance use, eating and personality disorders. Treatment has not been well delineated, but individual and group psychotherapy, cognitive-behavioural therapy and 12-step programmes may be helpful. Debt consolidation and credit counselling will be appropriate for many individuals who have compulsive buying disorder. Serotonin (5-hydroxytryptamine; 5-HT) re- uptake inhibitors may help some patients regulate their buying impulses. Self-help books are also available.\n\n\nI hope this helps...\n\nDon
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These people aren't very helpful are they? \n\nI suffer from the same problem. I am seeing a therapist for OCD and we have just begun to breech the subject of my "need to shop". Its a need that is filling a void and I've known that, I'm just not so sure what that "void" is yet. You have to figure yours out, and then find something positive to fill it with. I have considered doing some volunteer work, but it won't be much. I can get my shopping fix in about two hours, and my whole family benefits, for the moment. :(\n\nIts a struggle girlfriend, but you've gotta get help.
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This is a symptom of an obsessive-compulsive disorder.  Have this person visit a doctor, go with him/her and explain to the doc what is happening.  It's psychological...like having to "line up" all the canned vegetables according to size and alphabetize them...my brother in law does that.  There are medications that help with obsessive disorders, which is what this sounds like.  Of course the person is going to deny that anything is wrong.  But to treat a problem, you first have to realize that there IS one and WANT to work on getting better.  My husband is an alcoholic...he will slug down 6 drinks of Seagram's in 90 minutes, but if I ask him how many drinks he has had he will ALWAYS say "Oh, just one or two".  They are in denial, and people in denial are hard to treat.  Be gentle if this person is a family member or good friend....otherwise try to look past that and tell yourself it isn't your problem.  Good luck!
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I think you are thinking OCD (obsessive-compulsive disorder).  people with this disorder focus on different things that they worry about and then have to do an action to fulfill that excessive worry.  So your friend may hate messes and so to decrease that anxious feeling that messes cause her, she cleans to supress that
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Narcissistic personality disorder?
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since this is in the "mental health" section and one of the 1st\nsteps in suicide is giving away or throwing away things, im a tad\nconcerned. \n\ni think you need address the issue why you want to get rid of your things.
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Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is a psychiatric disorder, specifically, an anxiety disorder. OCD is manifested in a variety of forms, but is most commonly characterized by a subject's obsessive drive to perform a particular task or set of tasks, compulsions commonly termed rituals.
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No offense, but by your spelling errors im guessing your pretty young. I dont think you should be afraid of all these things at your age. You should possibly talk to a parent or a close older relative to get help. As for the obsessive compulsive disorder it is a mental disorder that you need to work on to control. Good Luck!
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he has OCD (obsessive compulsive disorder)?
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Hi,\n\nObsessive Compulsive Disorder has to do primarily with brain chemistry and like other chemically-based "mental illnesses," it tends to show up or worsen during the teens and early twenties.  Brain chemistry might not be the actual cause, but like a lot of these things, OCD is probably "caused" by a combination of our brain chemistry, the stresses we've faced in our life, our environment, etc.\n\nI put a link to a basic fact sheet about the illness below.  That will be able to explain it to you a lot better than I will.\n\nI live in San Diego also and put a link to support groups and therapists.  At the bottom, you can find a therapist by specialty.  I'm a social worker.  Let me know if you are able to find what you need.  If not, I'd be happy to help you some more.\n\nTake care...
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I don't know what triggers your OCD but I have a problem with cleaning the house, I can't stand a dirty house so when I realiza I am getting obsessive over it, I grab a bottle of water and leave the house for a while. I keep telling myself that my house is not dirty and it it only the OCD talking not my common sense. I refuse to go back in the house till I drink at least half the water then, go in and refuse to do anything till the other half is gone. By then I hve found other things I can be doing and the worst is over. It is so hard at first but it gets easier.
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OCD Obsessive compulsive disorder.
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Yeah. Sometimes OCD is triggered by something, like a memory or occurance. It doesn't have to be constant, but it should be fairily regularily.