WHAT IS OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE DISORDER(OCD)?
Obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) is a mental health condition where a person has obsessive thoughts and compulsive activity.
Obsessions are persistent, uncontrollable thoughts, impulses, or images that are intrusive, unwanted and disturbing. They cause anxiety or discomfort that significantly interferes with normal life.
A compulsion is the drive to do a repetitive task that the patient needs to get temporary relief from the unpleasant feelings brought on by an obsessive thought. For example, repeating the act of checking closed doors because the patient has an obsessive thought of being robbed. Or if they have fear of contamination, they clean their hands repeatedly.
Who is affected?
A rising need of OCD disorder treatment in Pune can be noticed. It's estimated around 12 in every 1,000 people are affected by the condition. Men, women and children, all are prone to acquiring this condition. There is no particular age group that is more affected. However, obsessions start interfering with a person's life during early adulthood, although problems can develop at any age.
It is about time that people do away with the stigma related to OCD. The associated embarrassment and shame related to any mental disease stops a patient from seeking care. We must normalise visiting psychiatrists just like our normal physicians. Seeking help is important because it is unlikely your symptoms will improve if left untreated, and they may get worse.
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