2. Where does OCD come from?
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- Опубликовано: 12 окт 2013
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I have OCD and therapy is sooooo expensive. I have tried many therapists. And I have not made any progress. Thank you for these videos. I am going to try some of your techniques. Wish me luck.
Good luck indeed!
Would OCD effect emotionally? Like crying at little things, attacking at someone calling you names, crying non stop, hitting, shocks?
Hi I've got checking things over and over, doing things, arranging things, forgetting what I've said, things being even or straight, unless or injury, things being perfect or in a certain way, doing or thinking of something bad, dirt (hand washing, not touching some stuff) could that be OCD?
Thank you Katie for this wonderful thing that you have made. I came to see this quite recently and I have seen all your vids. You have shown the concepts so simply and effectively that its really quite helpful.
Now I am not a pro in psychology or all this stuff, but I am doing a research in all this for the past couple of years and I think there is an answer to the question of where does OCD come from. This is all I have known from my petty research on OCD. So, Katie, please correct me if I am wrong at any point.
Well as far as my understanding goes, OCD is nothing but an adaptive mechanism which the brain develops in order to cope with certain elements of fear. So the whole point of OCD can be narrowed down to the concept of fear(irrational fear), the fear which the victim is feeling. So, obviously this fear did not come from nowhere. It must have some place of origin, where it started, it may not be in one day or one occasion but it can be multiple occasions in the past of that person, which have generated this fear and eventually generated the mechanism to cope with this fear, which infact is OCD. So, that particular point in the past is basically the point of origin of OCD. So, I think people can find it out on their own by doing some retrospection and analysis of their concerned fear. But I am not quite sure if finding it out actually helps to overcome the problem as I am working on it right now, but I am sure it helps to understand OCD better from a substantial depth.
Would you be so kind and explain the difference of having a worry of a generalized anxiety disorder and an obsessive worry? I m kind of obsessed of getting nuts, getting aggressive ( I always thought its harm ocd, but when I talked to a counselor she said its simply a fear...
Hi Peter. The short answer is that there's not much difference between a GAD worry and an obsessive worry as they are both obsessive type problems. We all have fears but if you think about it repeatedly, try and stop yourself thinking about it, attach meaning to thoughts you have about it etc then a fear can become an obsessive problem. Both OCD and GAD can be treated in very similar way so don't worry too much about the label.
And is pure o really chronic? It's kind of depressing that whenever I read something on ocd, it says..its a chronic condition...chronic condition seems like a harsh word here
Nope, that's a very old fashioned view. In my experience 'pure o' is very treatable.
i have been reading a lot about ocd and i came across an article saying that there is a relation between ocd and jaundice...if this is true,how so??
Hi there I'm not aware of any particularly strong link I'm afraid so can't elaborate I'm afraid.
I'm 19 years old, studying in school and am very literal. In my school are students of different kind of behaviour and I have problems finding out if they like me or dislike me. I feel alone but I love my little sister a lot. Once, I got really upset because she ignored me. I left home and went to my grandparents place.
I sometimes bath twice without knowing and have found myself staring into nothing for like 10 minutes. I think I'm OCD. Can anyone be able to tell me that I'm not?
I feel violent all of a sudden when people who don't understand me behave arrogantly.
I'm poor and I think I need to treat this OCD (or maybe not) by myself.
Hi Kai,
It's hard to diagnose from what you have said. If you think you may have OCD I would suggest getting hold of a copy of 'Overcoming OCD' to see whether you find that helpful in understanding your problems. Katie
To MRSNOANGEL - what you describe certainly sounds like OCD - see above advice regarding reading - feel free to ask if you have any specific questions. Katie
Hi, I don't know the answer to that. I imagine the answer may well be yes since it Telogen Efluvium appears to be affected by anxiety and therefore anxiety as a result of OCD could well contribute to creating the problem. I'm sorry I don't know more on this subject.
Is there another place where we can talk to you? Do you have twitter?
***** Yes I am @katiedath on twitter but I warn you I'm not very proficient at it yet so you might not get a very swift response! Ideally it's better if people contact me via the comments because then any answers are public and can be helpful to other sufferers. Katie