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                  Obsessive Compulsive Disorder- OCD

A personality disorder characterized by excessive orderliness, perfectionism, attention to details, and a need for control in relating to others. 

   Obsessive-compulsive disorder is a severe anxiety-related disorder.  A person suffering from this mental disorder experiences frequent disturbing and undesirable obsessive views, frequently followed by repetitive compulsions, impulses. 

OCD presents itself in many appearances, and people are often surprised to learn that it goes far beyond the common perception of excessive. Hand washing or repetitive checking of light switches are examples of this disorder. 

Obsessions:

 Obsessions are thoughts, images, or urges. They can feel repetitive, distressing and intrusive. Every person has bothersome arm worries. When a person is preoccupied with these thoughts and is unable to control, they usually get rid of them or ignore them as they might be obsessions. 

 Obsessions are regularly, impractical and do not make any sense. It often does not suit one's personality. Obsessions cause depression and in the form of anxiety. People with obsessive thoughts will often try to reduce this distress by acting out certain behaviors, known as rituals or compulsions. 

 The cause of this disorder is not yet fully understood. According to the medical professionals, this disorder has the tendency to run in families, therefore, they believe genetic component to this disease. 

 Compulsions:

 Compulsions are an action or behaviors of a person, who does to relieve the distress they feel because of the obsessions. It could be observable or hidden. Whereas, most people have preferred ways of doing certain things. 

 People with this disorder feel to perform their compulsions and find it almost impossible to stop. Usually, people with OCD identify the compulsion being senseless. However, he or she feels helpless to stop doing it and may need to repeat the compulsion over and over again. Sometimes this is described as rituals such as counting, repeating certain words, or praying. Therefore, compulsions often help in relieving distress in the short- term, rather than the long- term. 

 As a person with OCD gets used to doing them, reducing his or her anxiety. To make them more effective again, the person may perform them more frequently and for longer periods of time. This is why people suffering from OCD appear to be "stuck" doing the same thing over and over again. 

Symptoms: 

 Many people with OCD know that their thoughts and habits don't make sense. They don't do them because they enjoy them, but because they can't quit, and if they do stop, they feel so bad that they start again. 

 Obsessions and compulsions can involve many different things, like a need for order or cleanness, hoarding, and intrusive thoughts about sex, religion, violence, and body parts. 

Obsessions thoughts can include:

. Need for things to be placed in exact order.
. The belief that a certain number of colors are good or bad.
. Fear of germs or getting dirty.
. Worries about getting hurt or others being hurt. 
. Unfounded suspicion that a partner is unfaithful. 
. Constant awareness of blinking, breathing, or other body sensations. 

Compulsive habits can include:

. Doing tasks in a specific order every time, or a certain good number of times. 
. Washing hands many times in a row. 
. Putting items in exact order, like cans with labels facing front.
. Repetitive checking on a locked door, light switch, and other things.
. Need to count things, like steps or bottles. 
. Fear of touching doorknobs, using public toilets, or shaking hands. 

Other signs &  symptoms of OCD may include:

 A person with the obsessive-compulsive disorder present with a wide variety of symptoms including, persistent, unwanted thoughts, impulsive or images (obsessions). They perform irritating, often seemingly purposeful, ritualized behaviors in order to neutralize or to reduce the thoughts. 

 Repetitive and unpleasant, with at least obsession or compulsion recognized as excessive or unreasonable. The persisting symptoms last for at least 50 to 60 min a day or considerably interfering with normal functioning. 

 The common obsessive thoughts and compulsive behaviors include: 

. Obsessive cleaning, washing hands, household works to reduce an exaggerated fear of contamination is common. 
. Obsessive fears about harm occurring to themselves or others which can result in compulsive behaviors. 
. Repeatedly counting items or objects, such as bottles, cloths or pavement block while walking, junk mail and old newspapers. 

Related Disorders of Obsessive- Compulsive:

 There are several disorders that seem to be related to OCD. They share similar features such as intrusive thoughts and/or repetitive behaviors. Although similar, there are important differences to consider when looking at effective treatments. 

The disorders include: 

. Body Dysmorphic Disorder- preoccupation with an imagined or slight flaw in one's appearance. BDD often includes repetitive that is done in response to appearance concerns. 

. Trichotillomania Disorder- Compulsive hair pulling to the point of noticeable hair loss.

. Excoriation Disorder- Compulsive skin - picking resulting in noticeable damage to the skin.

. Hoarding Disorder- Persistent difficulty getting rid of possessions because of a perceived need to save them. 


Causes:

 OCD is thought to be caused by issues with the neurotransmitter serotonin. Low serotonin, which is often seen in the brains of people with OCD, can trigger a feeling of anxiety, fear, or foreboding. It is this feeling that can push people to take up "safety-related" rituals, which will give a brief moment of relief from fears. Unfortunately, that relief is short-lived, and the moment later they may go right back into their fear state, which encourages more ritualistic behavior to get that small moment of relief again. 

 Doctor's aren't sure why some people have OCD. Certain areas in the brain may not look normal in people with OCD, but more research is needed. OCD is slightly more common in women than in men. Symptoms often appear in teens or young adult. Stress can make symptoms worse. 

There may be a gene or genes linked to OCD, but this is still unknown. 

. A parent, sibling, or child with OCD.
. Depression, anxiety or tics.
. Experience with trauma. 
. A history of physical or sexual abuse as a child. 

Diagnosis:

 Your doctors may do a physical exam and bloodwork to make sure that your symptoms aren't caused by something else. She will also talk with you about your feelings, thoughts, and habits. If your thoughts and habits keep you from doing what you want to do for at least an hour a day, you may have OCD. 

Natural Homeopathic remedies for Obsessive Compulsive Disorder with a tendency to put everything in order. 

The three Homeopathic remedies for OCD that provided natural treatment to patients who have compulsiveness to put everything in order are Nux- vom, Arsenicum, and Carcinosinum. 



 Arsenicum is a natural Homeopathic remedy of great benefit for those patients of OCD who are very conscious about the order o things and cannot rest if the things are not in their proper place. This compulsion can go to such an extent that even if a painting hanging on the wall is slightly tilted, the mind does not rest until it is properly placed and the patient leaves every other work for this. Such patients also demand neatness in clothing. 

Argentum Nitricum:

  People that need Arg-nit tend to be open, and quirky. They often have an unusual impulse, such as the urge to blurt something out, touch someone, or do something inappropriate. They may spend a lot of energy trying to hold themselves back from acting these out. They tend to have many fears and superstitions. Common phobias include tight spaces, tests and an extreme fear of being late. 

Bufo- Rana:

 People who respond well to Bufo- Rana tend to be overly sensitive and may react by getting overloaded, having a meltdown or an outburst, and then isolating. It is a common remedy for OCD in autism or PDD. 

Calcarea carb:
  
 Persistent thought of going mad or insane calc- carb is a natural homeopathic medicine of great help for patents of OCD who are mentally exhausted and constantly think of going mad or insane. This thought of going mad prevails in the patient's mind day and night and he or she is unable to put it aside even during sleep. This fear of going mad leads to great distress and to overcome it, the patient leaves all pending work aside and keeps himself or herself busy in breaking stick or bending pins. 


   Carcinosium is the natural Homeopathic remedy for OCD patients who are very concerned about cleanliness and want a specific pattern to be followed not only in placing things, but also in their dressing style. For instance, they always like color matching while dressing up and also when decorating the room. They demand perfection in every work done to such an extent it does not seem or look normal. 

Causticum: 

  People who need homeopathic causticum often have free-floating anxiety and a sense that something bad is about to happen or that have forgotten something. Their fears and rituals can especially get bad just after sundown, as nighttime can trigger something. Their fears and rituals can especially get bad just after sundown, as nighttime can trigger more anxiety. They are "checkers" they may feel compelled to check repeatedly to make sure the stove is off, that they have their keys, or that the door is locked. Interestingly, people may often have this rigidity on a physical level as well, with tight tendons and muscles, arthritis, and calcifications in their tissues. 

Natrum Muriaticum: 

 Medicine for those patients of obsessive-compulsive disorder who are obsessed with the idea that thieves may strike and repeatedly check the locks of doors. The obsession is so persistent that the patient even has dreams of thieves in the house and wakes up to check the doors again and again. 

    Nux-vom patients who need natural Homeopathic medicine Nux- vom are oversensitive and of a careful and anger some nature who demand all the things done as they want and easily get angry if the order is not followed. 

Silicea: 

 Silicea is the idel homeopathic treatment for patients of OCD who have the persistent thought of pins and gearing pins, look for collect and even count pins again and again.