Obsessive Compulsive Disorder is a mental illness consisting of obsessive thoughts, ideas and impulses called "obsessions" and repetitive behaviors and mental actions called "compulsions".
Obsessions, that is, ideas, thoughts and impulses that a person cannot get out of his mind, develop against the person's will. Even though the person considers these as irrational, he/she experiences intense distress and thus anxiety because he/she cannot stop thinking about them. It develops repetitive behavior and mental actions in order to eliminate the uneasiness and distress caused by obsessions.
What are the symptoms of obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD)?
En common symptoms of obsession:
Excessive suspicion and constant need for trust
Wish for symmetry, order and perfection
Fear of sinful thinking
>Fear of making mistakes
Fear of harming someone else
Fear of contamination by dirt or germs
The most common compulsion symptoms:
Not shaking hands, not holding the doorknob
Washing hands repeatedly, taking a shower
Collecting and hoarding objects that have no value
A certain number of tasks and doing it by putting it in a certain order
Repeating certain sentences and words
Getting caught up in disturbing, haunting and sleep-disrupting images, words or thoughts
Doing things at home or personal items Arranging your belongings in a certain way
The desire to count out loud or mentally while doing daily routine tasks
Continuously checking items that need to be turned off, such as locks, stove, iron, electricity
What are the causes of OCD?
Although there is no certainty, there are several assumptions as the cause of OCD.
Genetic causes
Childhood traumas
Impairment in brain functions and serotonin
Personality characteristics
Environmental Factors (Stress at school and family, etc.)
Obsessive-compulsive disorder treatment
Obsessive-compulsive disorder is a disorder that can seriously limit daily living activities and cause significant loss of functioning in a person's life. It is a disease that causes problems and reduces the quality of life. There are no tests to diagnose obsessive compulsive disorder. The patient's behavior is monitored by a psychiatrist who is an expert in his field, and the disease is diagnosed by evaluating the symptoms. Post-diagnosis therapies help the person get rid of this mood. Treatment duration varies depending on the level of the patient's disease. If the person is not keen on long-term therapy, EMDR therapy can be applied in these cases. As EMDR techniques desensitize a person to their obsessions, these obsessions may weaken and disappear over time.
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