Obesessive Compulsive Disorder The Anxiety Connection
Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is most commonly characterized by intrusive, repetitive thoughts resulting in compulsive behaviors or rituals and mental acts that the person feels driven to perform, according to rules that must be applied rigidly, aimed at preventing some imagined dreaded event.
The disorder is often debilitating to the sufferer's (and his/her family's) quality of life. Also, the psychological self-awareness of the irrationality of the disorder can be painful. For people with severe OCD, it may take several hours a day to carry out the compulsive acts
According to the current epidemiological data, OCD is the fourth most common mental disorder and OCD is considered "nearly as common as asthma and diabetes mellitus." In the United States, 1 in 50 adults have OCD. In severe cases, it affects a person's ability to function in everyday activities.
The underlying issue of OCD is anxiety. This is also true when it comes to panic attacks and is very treatable.
The disorder is often debilitating to the sufferer's (and his/her family's) quality of life. Also, the psychological self-awareness of the irrationality of the disorder can be painful. For people with severe OCD, it may take several hours a day to carry out the compulsive acts
According to the current epidemiological data, OCD is the fourth most common mental disorder and OCD is considered "nearly as common as asthma and diabetes mellitus." In the United States, 1 in 50 adults have OCD. In severe cases, it affects a person's ability to function in everyday activities.
The underlying issue of OCD is anxiety. This is also true when it comes to panic attacks and is very treatable.
Posted by AshleyBretting at 1/31/2009 7:12 PM 
Categories: Mental Health
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Categories: Mental Health
Tags: depression mental health ventura death worry panic camarillo support groups stress therapy anger anxiety ocd obsessive compulsive disorder
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