Obsessive Compulsive Disorder can be treated

Raghav has always been a brilliant individual, he wakes up at the right time, does his chores and then proceeds to perform his science experiments with vigor and enthusiasm. However, all this excitement gets lost just when he turns on the light; he feels a compulsive desire to turn the switch off just after it is turned on. From that point, it is switched off and switch on for a couple of minutes. On-off-on-off-on-off to no end, until and unless someone forcibly stops him or he is snapped out of it.  Raghav has always been a brilliant individual, he wakes up at the right time, does his chores and then proceeds to perform his science experiments with vigor and enthusiasm. However, all this excitement gets lost just when he turns on the light; he feels a compulsive desire to turn the switch off just after it is turned on. From that point, it is switched off and switch on for a couple of minutes. On-off-on-off-on-off to no end, until and unless someone forcibly stops him or he is snapped out of it.

Obsessive-compulsive disorder or OCD is one of the most common and the most ignored neurological disorders on the planet. The switch on-off example that I gave at the start is just one of many. Obsessive behavior can manifest in a number of ways, some of them are given below: 

• Always trying to align the geometry in the right order. 
• Over washing your hands after they have been dirtied. 
• Hoarding things without any reasonable fear. 
• Counting a certain useless activity. 

Cause and types of OCD

Fear is the root cause that develops an OCD. Based on these fears, the patients of Obsessive compulsiveness have been categorized as the following: 

• There are washers Who always have to keep cleaning themselves as they feel that even a minute out in the open can be life-threatening.
• There are checkers that have to constantly check things over and over (like Raghav), who have to check the lights, the electrical appliances, the locks and other things repeatedly. 
• There are doubters, these are cleanliness and order dependent. They feel that if a certain object is not perfectly aligned (also called arrangers) or the place isn’t perfectly clean, they will be punished. 
• The sinners, they deem even the simplest of distortions as a sin.
• The arrangers are people who are obsessed with geometry, numbers, colors or anything that involve a pattern. 
• The hoarders are afraid to throw things away as they feel like it might cause them harm. 

While some of these might appear harmless or straight up endearing to some, these disorders always lead to complete social breakdown. Therefore, the neurologists of India suggest that you keep tracking the sings of OCD so that you can treat it when the time comes:

OCD Thoughts and behaviors

OCD is not just obsessing over a certain activity, its root cause of possessing obsessive thoughts that stem from fear, intrusive sexual thoughts, superstitions and much more:

• The fear that something will contaminate you. 
• The feat that you will lose control over a certain aspect or object
• Complete obsession with violent sexually intrusive thoughts. 
• A complete lack of balance when symmetry and order are not present. 
• Complete dependency on superstitions such as certain objects or activities for luck. 

These are some of the major thought processes that contribute to Obsessive behaviors in people. 

Anticipation and facing your fears

Obsessive-compulsiveness is one neurological disorder that can be handled without the aid of medicine, at least at the earlier stages. The key to getting a handle on this problem is through anticipation and courage:

• Face your fears: If you ignore the triggers of the OCD, it might hit back with a vengeance. Therefore, you must try to expose yourself to your fears and practice delaying the triggering of obsessive behavior. 
• Anticipate that it might trigger: If you know that you are going to expose yourself to an OCD triggering situation, you have already anticipated it and can prepare yourself for the ordeal:

1. Develop a strong mental picture of what is and what you should do and follow it.
2. If the picture is strong enough, you can focus your attention and brush the thought aside. 

• Divert your attention towards something more productive: If you try your hands on something that require actual focus, you can divert your attention away from all the intrusive thoughts. If not an actor, you can do the same with music, games and other things.
• Have courage: Facing your fears is a monumental task that cannot ever be taken lightly. Therefore, courage is an important factor while dealing with OCD. Talk to someone, someone who can motivate you, someone, who can make sure that your thoughts are always diverted from fear. This way, you can make sure that there are no obsessive symptoms. 

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If the condition worsens, moving towards and asking for assistance from a neurologist is your only hope to get a better treatment. The best neurology treatment in India can help you deal with this psychological issue and you can move on to live an amazing life.