obsseive compulsive disorder?
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This is a very good blog, a beginner’s guide to abnormal psychology. \nShort, clear and simple; and you can even post your question and contact the author regarding particular subject you are interested in\n\nhttp://sensitive-psychoworld.blogspot.com/
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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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Obsessive Compulsive Disorder.\n\nCould come in the form of ticks, specific habits or rituals that need to be performed, or things have to be in an order or have certain placement.\n\nActually there was a True Life special on MTV that was very interest.
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First get it diagnosed by a doctor. If it is OCD, there was a series of programs called I Can Change Your Life on british tv (Sky One satellite channel) where Paul McKenna cured a woman of OCD using a technique based on NLP (Neuro Linguistic Programming). There are lots of other therapists in other countries who have been trained by him.\n\nThere's a book called Change Your Life in 7 days which may cover the same stuff on amazon, but the blurb doesn't give a contents list. You could ask on here if anyone has it and whether it covers OCD. There are plenty of other books on OCD, but may not use the same technique to cure it. His way was quick, there's may be long expensive analysis sessions.\n\nIf its not OCD, the doctor maybe able to tell you what the other possibilities are (another medical condition, a psychological condition, drugs). He may just be doing it to please you, because he thinks thats what you want. Discuss it and see if there are any mis-understandings between you.\n\nIt may be 'perfectionism', where someone thinks in black and white terms and every achievement is either perfect or useless. The wikipedia article on it (see link) says that it is one symptom of OCD. Also see link to wikipedia entry on OCD.\n\nIf there are any other aspects, you can research them on the net or search Yahoo Answers for questions and answers on the same subject.\n\nIt may be the male need to feel competent and succesful at everything (see Men are from Mars series of books) combined with perfectionism.
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I agree with the others that it sounds like your wife has OCD.  I pasted some info. below, and there is more if you go to the website.  Encourage your wife to speak to her doctor about this; he/she can give her a referral to a psychiatrist.  If your wife is resistant to the idea, show her this info., or the info. on the website; maybe that will convince her.  Good luck.\n\n\nTypical Compulsions\nCompulsions are repetitive, often ritualized behaviors that are intended to suppress the anxiety caused by obsessions. Compulsions common in OCD are the following:\n\n    * Asking for assurances\n    * Avoiding places or situations\n    * Cleaning\n    * Counting\n    * Doing certain tasks slowly and deliberately\n    * Doubting and checking, e.g., locks, lights, and ovens\n    * Hoarding possessions\n    * Ordering or arranging\n    * Repeating behaviors, including speech and action\n    * Washing, e.g., excessive hand-washing or bathing \n\nTypical Obsessions\nObsessions are recurrent, intrusive, and unwanted thoughts, impulses, or images that cause significant anxiety. At first the obsession may be experienced as relatively benign. Over time, the person associates it with fear and disabling anxiety. Obsessions fall into the following common thematic categories:\n\n    * Fear of contamination with dirt, germs, or poisons\n    * Fear of having a serious illness\n    * Fear that ones actions hurt other people or cause bad things to happen\n    * Inability to discard useless items (hoarding)\n    * Inappropriate sexual and aggressive thoughts and images\n    * Need for symmetry, order, or exactness
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That has nothing to do with OCD. If you were obsessive-compulsive you'd have many obsessions that would take up a lot of your time and be in your thoughts a lot and you would have a hard time NOT doing them. Cleaning your butt well is not OCD.
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I would go to www.ocfoundation.org to see if they have a recommendation for someone in your area.  If you are not limited to your area, I think the best person out there is Dr Bruce Hyman at www.ocdhope.com, he helped me.\n\nIt is possible to manage OCD.  \nAlso you if you can find a support group in your area through the oc foundation, that would be good too.
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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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he has OCD (obsessive compulsive disorder)?
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I think anytime someone is unable to control a behavior, there is going to be a problem. Fertility & erection should not be a problem, but the obsession will.  Talk with your doctor about getting some help.
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It sounds like you truely do have OCD. I take it you are underage and cannot obtain medical treatment on your own. If your parents refuse to have you treated please go as soon as you become of age. It can be very sucessfully treated with medication and or therapy.\n\nthis is from a web site:\n\nWhat are obsessions and compulsions?\nObsessions are recurrent, persistent, unwanted ideas, thoughts, images or impulses that are experienced involuntarily, appear to be senseless, and feel out of control. They commonly intrude when you are trying to focus on thinking or doing other things. Obsessions are often accompanied by uncomfortable feelings, such as fear, disgust, doubt, or a sensation that things have to be done in a way that is "just so." \n\nSome common obsessions include: \n\nfear of danger to oneself or others \nfear of contamination \na need for exactness or order \nA compulsion is a repetitive behavior - a ritual - that you feel driven to do, and seemingly cannot stop doing. Compulsions occur as a result of obsessions and represent your attempts to manage your incessant thoughts by doing something to try to settle them. For example, if an obsessive worry is whether or not the door was locked, then a compulsive response might be to check the lock repeatedly. Some common compulsive behaviors are: \n\nexcessive checking \ncounting \nsilent repetition of words \nhand washing \ncleaning \n ordering / arranging \ntouching \npraying \nhoarding \n \n\nObsessions and compulsions range from mild checking behavior (did I lock the door?) to severe cases where you are unable to function based on compulsions having taken over normal life functioning. If we think of obsessive-compulsive traits and behaviors on a continuum of varying degrees and intensities, most people experience them with little or no negative consequence on their daily lives and relationships. \n\nWhen obsessions, compulsions, and perfectionist behaviors take up excessive time and significantly interfere with your daily life and relationships, it is time to seek help. When this occurs, the repetitive and seemingly out-of-control behaviors of obsession and compulsion may be indicative of a disorder that should be addressed with the help of a licensed professional. \n\nIf: \n\nyou feel unable to keep up with your normal appearance and behavior, \nyou can’t work, \nyou cut off connections with friends and families and are unable to socialize, or \nyou can’t take care of yourself and have trouble eating, sleeping, bathing, etc. \nit is time to seek help! \nBehavioral therapy with medications seems to offer the best long-term improvement for the treatment of OCD. Even though you probably realize that your anxiety and behaviors are excessive and irrational, changing them is not a simple matter. Most people with OCD require assistance from a qualified therapist.\n\nCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT): Generally viewed as the most effective form of psychotherapy for treating most anxiety disorders, CBT involves the use of such techniques as: \nthought-stopping \ngradual challenging of irrational behaviors \nidentifying triggers and separating them from the feelings of extreme fear and the desire to avoid certain situations \nsystematic desensitization focused on the physical sensations of your anxiety \n"post-modern" therapies (such as Narrative and Solution-Focused models), which may help by placing the symptoms outside you and allowing you to tell a new story about them. \nPsychoeducation: One of the difficulties with OCD is the confusion about this disorder. It is frustrating for the individual and family members to manage a situation that is so misunderstood. An early and important part of treatment is getting a good education in what is known about this disorder. \nMedications: Certain anti-depressants (usually SSRIs) or other anti-anxiety medications have had good success with many people who suffer from OCD. It appears that these medications act
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I'd have to say OCD... Obsessive Compulsive Disorder... because I don't know the specifics.
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Well, I'm not a psychiatrist but I don't believe the answer is as simple as all that.  This can be a crippling disorder and if you think you have this disorder, I urge you to speak to a professional about it.\n\nThis link is actually to a physician's reference site but it has good info nonetheless.  I hope it helps:
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The urges that come with having Obsessive Compulsive Disorder can be extremely, if not impossible to over come on your own. OCD is a battle with your mind, it is a battle with yourself. It is thought that stress elevates the urges that come with OCD, but if you attempt to stop doing the routines and such, this will often stress you out more, causing the OCD to heighten. This is why it is so difficult to over come on your own, and listed by the World Health Orginization as one of the most frustrating disorders to live with, if left untreated. \n\nFor a description of treatment available for OCD and more information on the disorder refer to: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OCD#Treatment\n\nIt is also good, to keep a notepad and pencil nearby when at home, or carry one with you. When you the urge to do something, before or after you do it, write down what the urge was. Beside it, list the intensity of the urge to carry out the routine, from one to ten. Then at the end of the day, read through your notes, try to find some sense in why you shouldn't be doing these things. This will most likely only be a small solution, though. If you suspect you have this, if you already haven't, a Health Care Professional can be consulted on the matter.
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no cure, no herbal treatment, but there is psychological approach, please read below.\n\nSome common obsessions include:\n\nFear of being contaminated by germs or dirt \nFear of causing harm to oneself or others \nIntrusive sexually explicit or violent thoughts and images \nExcessive focus on religious or moral ideas \nFear of losing or not having things you might need \nOrder and symmetry: the idea that everything must line up “just right.” \nSuperstitions: excessive attention to something considered lucky or unlucky \nSome common compulsive behaviors are:\n\nexcessive double-checking \ncounting \nhand washing \ncleaning \nordering/arranging \ntouching \npraying \nhoarding \n\n\nWhat treatment is available for OCD?\nOCD is not usually curable, but it is highly treatable, in that effective treatment can greatly reduce the occurrence of obsessive thoughts and compulsive rituals. A combination of behavior therapy and medication seems to offer the best long-term improvement. \n\nExposure Treatment and Response Prevention\nA type of behavioral therapy called exposure and response prevention is generally the first line of treatment for OCD.  In this treatment, you are repeatedly exposed to the source of your obsession. Then you are prevented from engaging in whatever compulsive ritual you use to reduce the anxiety brought about by your obsession. For example, if you are a compulsive hand washer, you might be asked to touch the door handle in a public restroom and then be prevented from washing up. As you sit with the anxiety, the urge to wash your hands will gradually begin to go away on its own. In this way, you learn that you don’t need the ritual to get rid of your anxiety.\n\nExposure treatment and response prevention is carefully planned out and controlled, with your therapist at your side to provide support. You will begin with a situation that provokes only a low level of anxiety. Once you’ve been exposed to this situation and have waited out the anxiety without engaging in your compulsion, you will move on to a more challenging situation. Continuing with the previous example, you might progress from touching the bathroom door handle to touching the toilet flush lever or even the toilet seat itself. With each successful exposure and response prevention, you’ll feel a greater sense of control over your obsessions and compulsions. Studies show that exposure and response prevention can actually “retrain” the brain to function differently, permanently reducing the occurrence of OCD symptoms. This type of behavioral therapy can even extinguish compulsive behaviors entirely.\n\nAccording to the Academy of Cognitive Therapy, 75% of people who complete exposure and response prevention treatment experience improvement of their OCD symptoms.\nFor more information about this behavioral treatment, read What Is Exposure & Response Prevention? and Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP).\n\nCognitive Therapy\nA cognitive component is often combined with the behavioral approach of exposure and response prevention. Cognitive therapy targets the OCD sufferer’s catastrophic thoughts and exaggerated sense of responsibility. According to OCD Action, “Cognitive therapy suggests that OCD results when an individual misinterprets intrusive thoughts or urges as a sign that not only will harm occur, but that they may be responsible for it through what they do or what they fail to do.” Therefore, a central task of therapy is to address these irrational thoughts and challenge them. See Treatments for OCD: Cognitive Therapy for an overview of the cognitive approach and useful treatment tools, including thought records. For more on how OCD leads to biased and unproductive ways of thinking, visit Cognitive Therapy for OCD: What It is, When to Use It and When Not! \n\nTo review the main ideas involved in a combined cognitive-behavioral approach to OCD treatment, read OCD-UK’s What is Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)?\n\nMedication\n
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Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is the REPETITIVE performance of an act to the point that it interferes with regular activities.\n\nBased on your data, you were cautious, not obsessive-compulsive.\n\nAs long as your skin is intact, you will be fine.
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Probably obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD).\nMost idealists do.