Obsessive compulsive disorder causes and prevention

OCD

Introduction 

   In this article, we cover what is OCD? What are the symptoms and causes of disorder? How it can be treated? Also I include my own primary prevention. As OCD is very common and some even don't know about their own disorders.

  

Definition 

    

        OCD is an obsessive compulsive disorder which consists of obsession (of thoughts) and compulsion (repetition of behaviour). Patients get many thoughts which they can't comprehend and leading them to exhaustion. This obsession can't be cured rationally. 

   Compulsions are repetitive behaviours through which patients find a mild relief. 

 Characters

• Unwanted scary thoughts
• Overwashing hands
• Over-checking on things after doing them because of compulsion
• Fear of contemnation by germs
• Overthinking with no end
• And  others   

OCD repetitive handwashing

Causes

  

       It is mostly genetic but can be learned.

   

Treatment

      

     The treatment is done by 

• Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT)
• Exposure therapy
• Medication 

To reduce overload of brain, you should make a habit of penning down the things about which you have fear of forgetting. 

   

 My opinion of primary prevention 

 

There's no primary prevention to genetic OCD but I think learned OCD can be prevented by primary prevention. 

    

      Primary prevention precedes disorder or dysfunction. I think we need to be moderate in everything to prevent OCD. Over care becomes a disorder and less care also invites serious results so we need to adopt the middle in between. When we choose the middle, it reduces the chances of OCD.