OCD (OCN), also known as obsessive-compulsive disorder, isanxiety disorderIt is also known as Obsessive Compulsive Neurosis (OCN), where the patient experiences intrusive irresistible thoughts (obsession) that cause anxiety, fear, or uneasiness. The patient then engages in repetitive behavior (compulsion), and may become even more distressed if they realize that their thoughts and actions are irrational.
CAUSES OF OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE DISORDER
- Genetic factors are a major cause of hereditary OCD, which is sometimes difficult to understand.
- Environmental elements, such as abuse, illness, and the loss of loved ones
- OCD may be brought on by brain disease, specifically temporal lobe lesions and low neurotransmitter levels.
- Personality traits: People with obsessive tendencies or low self-esteem may be affected.
SYMPTOMS OF OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE DISORDER
Obsession (thoughts)
Fear of dirt or contamination by germs
Incessant praying and preaching Intrusive sexually explicit or violent thoughts and images Excessive sexual activity Excessive focus on religious or moral ideas Hand washing or bathing Fear of thieves Checking latches Need for order, symmetry, or exactness Arranging and rearranging things Fear of being embarrassed No interaction with society Fear of thinking evil or sinful thoughts
DIAGNOSIS OF OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE DISORDER
In addition to using assessment tools that ask patients questions about their symptoms in order to determine the severity of the disease, OCD is also diagnosed on the basis of its symptoms.
HOMEOPATHIC TREATMENT OF OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE DISORDER
ARSENIC ALBUM
Also helpful when there is a demand for neatness in clothing. Useful for people with obsessive compulsive disorder who are extremely conscious of the order of things and cannot rest if the things are not in their proper place. This compulsion can go to such an extent that even if a painting hanging on the wall is slightly tilted, the mind does not rest until it is properly placed, and the patient leaves every other work for this.
CARCINOSIN
Recommendable when a person always likes color matching when dressing up and also when decorating the room, demands perfection in every work done to such an extent that it does not seem or look normal, and is useful for OCD patients who are very concerned about cleanliness and want a specific pattern to be followed not only in placing things but also in their dressing style.
NATRUM MUR
The obsession is so strong that the patient even has dreams of burglars in the house and wakes up to check the locks of the doors repeatedly that it is helpful for OCD patients who repeatedly check the locks of the doors out of an obsession that they may be attacked.
SYPHILINUM
There is a useful medication for OCD for people who feel the need to wash their hands repeatedly due to the persistent worry that they will become contaminated or dirty by touching any object and who develop the habit of washing their hands frequently.
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