OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE DISORDER

OCD(OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE DISORDER) IS AN ANXIETY DISORDER AND FEATURES A PATTERN OF UNWANTED THOUGHTS AND FEARS (OBSESSIONS) THAT LEADS TO REPETITIVE BEHAVIORS(COMPULSIONS)

OBSESSIONS

-REPEATED UNWANTED THOUGHTS:- Like fear of making a mistake, fear of evil, fear that something bad is going to happen.

-FEAR OF CONTAMINATION OR DIRT :- To ease contamination fear he might be scared to touch things other people have touched like door knobs, door bell, using public toilets, visiting hospitals etc. They do not want to hug or shake hands with others.

-AGGRESSIVE IMPULSES

-PERSISTENT SEXUAL THOUGHTS

-THOUGHTS OF ACCIDENTALLY HARMING SELF OR OTHERS

- A belief that specific numbers or colors are good or bad.

-SUSPICIOUS:- Baseless suspicion that her partner is unfaithful.

COMPULSIONS

-REPEATED WASHING HIS HANDS:- Washes hands so often that even hands become raw.

-REPEATED CLEANING ONE OR MORE ITEMS

-CONSTANT CHECKING:- Doubts that he has bolted the door or turned off the gas etc. even after checking once.

-CONSTANT COUNTING:- Counting for no reason like bottles, steps while climbing stairs etc.

-SYMMETRY AND ORDERING :-Intense anxiety when things are not orderly or symmetrical. Arranges items in a certain way.

COLLECTING OR HOARDING:- His house is full of things he never uses or needs yet he cannot stop himself from buying more.

MENTAL RITUALS:- Silently repeats a prayer, word or phrase. 

Homeopathic medicines without any side effects can be of great help in the treatment of O.C.D. Some of commonly used medicines ( given in rubric ) for OCD are--

MIND--WASHING--DESIRE TO,HANDS WASHING ALWAYS

Ars, Coca, Lac c, Medo, Nat m, Sulph, Syph.

MIND--SUSPICIOUS

Acon, Anac, Ars, Bar c, Bry, Cann i, Caust, Cic, Dig, Kali ar, Lyco, Lach, Puls, Rhus t, Sec, Stram.

MIND--FEAR--PHOBIA--CONTAMINATION, GERMS OF
CALC, SULPH, Ars alb, Carcin, Lach, Thuja.

MIND--PRAYING

Aur, Puls, Sep, Stram, Verat.

MIND--COUNTING--CONTINUALLY

Hyosc, Physo, Sil, Verat.

MIND--CHECKING--TWICE OR MORE

Arg n, Carc, Caust, Luna, Syphil.

MIND--COLLECTS--MANY THINGS

Sulph.

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