"All the perfumes of
Arabia will not sweeten this little hand." Stated by Lady Macbeth in her
sleepwalking scene, in the most popular Shakespearean tragedy “Macbeth”, she is
suffering from a mental illness in which she could not get rid of the thought
of killing the innocent king and could feel the blood on her hands. This mental
illness, in terms of psychology is called OCD- Obsessive Compulsive Disorder,
in which is identified by the trail of an unreasonable thought process and
fears (obsessions) which leads to repetitive behavior (compulsions). It is
quiet a possibility that a person might suffer from only obsessions or only
compulsions and still possess OCD.
An OCD patient might lose the
capability to evaluate his actions and may not realize that his obsessions are
not providing any reasonable actions. A person might try to stop obsessing
about something, but all the dreadful efforts to get rid of them leads to
increased levels of distress and anxiety. Ultimately, you end up being driven
to perform compulsive acts as an effort to put your stressful feelings at ease.
A patient might obsess about the fear of getting contaminated by germs which
would lead to the act of washing hands (compulsively) to an extent that the
skin gets chapped up. The patient tries to break this cycle of thoughts and
actions, but ultimately ends up repeating the same actions.
The repeated OCD obsessions persistent and the
patient form unwanted images that create the feeling of distress or anxiety.
We can categorize obsessions in following
ways:
- People who fear contamination. Such people often have cleaning or hand-washing compulsions.
- People obsessed about checking things (gas turned off, door latched, etc.) they fear physical harm or danger.
- People have fear of getting punished and are always in a doubt that something terrible is going to occur or something won’t work right.
- People have superstitions about colours or numbers, they have obsession for order and symmetry. Such people feel intense distress if the things are not arranged according to their will.
- People do not discard anything with the fear, if that something bad will happen if they throw away anything. They hoard even those things they don’t intend to use.
- People who suffer unwanted thoughts of aggression, sexual or religious subjects.
These are the normal activities
which we carry out in our daily lives, but if these activities are interfering
with your daily routine, then the individual should be alarmed about the
possibilities of existence of OCD.
OCD might occur due to some
changes in the body, there is also a possibility that OCD might cause due to
genetic factors, but no certain study has proved this concept to be true till
now. However, there are certain
infections which trigger the symptoms of OCD, further research is going on to
discover the causes of OCD. A person is tends to develop OCD if there is
already a patient suffering from OCD in the family. Traumatic incidents in the
past, which leads to some strong reactions and opinions about certain things or
events that alters the thought process, might also lead to OCD.
Complications which the patient
of OCD faces in day to day life might include the following problems:
- Seek solace and finds it difficult to socialize, work or attend school.
- Unstable relationships
- Leads a poor quality of life
- Susceptible to anxiety disorders
- Depression
- Eating disorders
- Suicidal tendencies and behavior
- Inclination towards alcohol or other substance.
Best Therapies At MindHeal
Homeopathy
For certain disorders allopathy
medication does not prove to be effective, drugs do not help in curing OCD
patients. Homeopathic treatments provide therapies which helps person overcome
his obsession and lead a life of normalcy. MindHeal Homeopathy provides
ultimate and complete cure to the patients of OCD. Dr Anita S Salunke is one of
the most prominent homeopathy doctors in Mumbai and across the world, Dr Anita
S Salunke has successfully treated 2.5 lakh patients with compassion and
care. At MindHeal Homeopathy, patients
are provided with therapies such as, Behavioral Therapy, Cognitive Therapy,
etc. This helps in recovering from the disorders like OCD.
Get the best therapies from the
best doctor, visit MindHeal Homeopathy Clinic.
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