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Understanding Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)

Obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) symptoms include irrational thoughts and impulses that the person cannot control. The things that people with OCD obsess about include cleanliness, wondering if they actually did something they needed to do like lock a door or turn the stove off and needing everything in their environment to be in order they way they want it. Obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) affects as many as three million people in the US.

Symptoms to Look For

People who have obsessive compulsive disorder are plagued with thoughts and worries that they cannot get rid of and acting on these thoughts reduces their anxiety. That is why these people perform rituals (compulsions), which are behaviors they repeat over and over again. The types of compulsions that they engage in are excessive washing of the hands and cleaning, constantly making sure tasks are completed (oven off, doors locked) and the urge to rearrange the things in their environment in a certain way over and over again.

The people who have obsessive compulsive disorder know that they are not thinking or acting reasonably but they cannot stop themselves from acting and thinking that way which only increase their anxiety.

Typical Behaviors Associated with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)

•    Worrying about cleanliness
•    Always doubting oneself
•    Needing everything to be orderly
•    Fearing thoughts that are evil
•    Focusing on a particular sound, picture or number

These cause people to do the following:

•    Constantly checking things
•    Hoarding items
•    Touching things over and over
•    Counting things over and over

Treating Obsessive Compulsive Disorder

Obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) is treated much like other anxiety disorders, which means medication, therapy or both of these things. The best type of therapy is thought to be Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), which helps patients cope with the symptoms caused by obsessive compulsive disorder.

The “exposure and response prevention” (ERP) method is very helpful for people with OCD. What this means is that the patient is exposed to the stimulus that triggers his anxiety and obsessive thoughts and the therapist works with him to help him overcome his compulsions and rituals and manage his anxiety.

This can be a scary process for someone with obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) but as the process is repeated, the patient finds he has less and less anxiety from exposure to the stimulus. He also learns that he does not have to give in to the compulsions because he can cope with the anxiety.

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