White collar workers with ambitious work pressure, who want to be appreciated by their supervisors, who do not allow themselves to be wrong, and who seek perfection in everything, a state that creates a vicious circle, can cause OCD. Today, to introduce you to some of the pre-existing symptoms of OCD, to teach you a better understanding of OCD. Detect it in time for treatment!
What do people with OCD look like?
People with OCD always feel that something terrible will happen if they don’t do a particular ritual action, and once they do fail to complete the action, they immediately experience severe anxiety or great discomfort, constantly nagging about how they feel about not completing the thing, and have trouble getting rid of it, even to the extreme.
Because people with OCD are often reluctant to disclose or admit their condition, they can be screened with 3 common questions:
Question 1: “Do you have recurrent thoughts that make you feel anxious but you can’t get rid of them no matter how hard you try?”
Question 2: “Do you keep everything very clean or wash your hands frequently?”
Question 3: “Do you check things excessively?”
Advice: If one of the three questions is answered in the affirmative, the respondent has possible OCD and should consult with a psychologist as soon as possible.
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How does OCD really develop?
OCD, also called obsessive-compulsive neurosis, is a neurological disorder, a type of anxiety disorder.
Wang Jing’s clinical research in functional neurosurgery at Xi’an Tangdu Hospital shows that there are three main reasons for the formation of OCD.
Cause 1: Genetic factors
The rate of homozygosity in close relatives of patients is higher than that of the general population. For example, the prevalence of the disorder in the parents of patients is 5-7%. The results of the bipolar survey also support a genetic association with OCD.
Cause 2: Personality traits
1/3 of patients with OCD have some degree of obsessive-compulsive personality before the illness, and their siblings, parents, and children also tend to have obsessive-compulsive personality traits. They are characterized by restraint, hesitancy, frugality, caution, meticulousness, excessive attention to detail, good thinking, demand for perfection, but too rigid and inflexible, etc.
Cause 3: Mental factors
In the Shanghai survey data, 35% of patients had mental factors before the disease. Any psychosocial factors that can cause prolonged mental tension and anxiety or accidents that bring heavy mental shock are triggering factors for OCD.
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How to treat OCD?
OCD can be treated with psychotherapy or medication.
Psychotherapy: apprehension therapy to uncover the cause of the disorder and behavior modification therapy for obsessive-compulsive behaviors.
Medication: Currently, medications with central nervous system 5-hydroxytryptamine recycling blockade and certain anxiolytics are used, but should be taken under the supervision of a specialist.
OCD is not scary, it is the reluctance to seek treatment that is scary. What are your answers to the three questions above? The first thing you need to do is to get to know about OCD, whether you have it or not, and it’s one of the things you need to know for a healthy life!