【Guide】 Sending friends must get enough 9 pictures; dressing, bathing, eating, walking to follow a special order to go; screenshots, drawing, volume and so on, all to pull the standard to a fixed regular number; playing games must be laid out in a symmetrical way; repeatedly wash your hands, spend several hours a day washing your hands; repeatedly check the gas, doors, windows, switches, money, documents; repeatedly lock the door, always worried about the door after going out not Repeatedly thinking about meaningless problems, getting to the bottom of the problem, exhaustive thinking ……… At present, more and more people suffer from OCD. Along with depression, anxiety and schizophrenia, OCD has been listed as one of the four major mental disorders that seriously affect the lives of urbanites. The pursuit of perfection, love of face, conscientiousness, indecisiveness, stressful studies, busy work and inability to decompress themselves can easily induce OCD.
Typical case]
This year just turned 18 years old Fei repeatedly wash their hands and lips for six months, always feel dirty, up to 20 times, want to control and can not control, feel very painful, always entangled in this problem, can not concentrate on learning.
Civil servant Ding, every day after work to go downstairs always go back to the office to sort out the incoming and outgoing documents, each time to repeat the check more than 10 times, or suspected of not sorted out, if not sorted out can not leave work without worry. He was determined to get rid of, but all ended in failure, their inability to get rid of, causing great pain inside, seriously affecting normal life.
Yanzi has been engaged in clerical work for many years, working well and likes to pursue perfection. Many things have actually been very good, but they are still not satisfied, excessive attention to detail. But in the past year, she was deeply disturbed. She always doubts whether the email has been signed or not when she sends it to the mailbox, and doubts whether it is wrongly addressed. She knows it is unnecessary to check and check, but it is difficult to get rid of it, and she has to keep checking several times before she stops each time.
Xiao Jie is a senior student of a major university, always repeatedly thinking about some things in daily life or natural phenomena and asking questions: “Why are the leaves green? Why do people have two legs? Why do farts stink?” He himself knows that these questions lack relevance and are absurd and unnecessary, but he can’t help but keep on thinking about them ……
Auntie Xie, who is past her prime this year, always worries about the door not being locked every time she goes out to work, and after repeatedly checking it, she still can’t be assured that the door is locked when she goes downstairs again.
Xiao Xin, a girl in the first grade, just turned 7 years old this year. One day she suddenly wanted to kiss an older man walking towards her, and also wanted to pick up a knife and stab a classmate, knowing that this was against her will and trying to control herself from thinking about it, but it was hard to get rid of this strong inner urge, and she was so afraid that she would lose her self-control ……
You see, this is a group that needs to be cared for. …… These compulsions that are labeled as “habits”
They come in all shapes and sizes, and these cases are not deliberately searched for. In the psychological clinic, I can hear from time to time, “I’m suffering from this disease, I’d rather have a broken arm or leg than this disease. ……” People with OCD, how much more work they have to do every day than ordinary people, how painful their daily lives really are They are often unimaginable to the general public, and their lives, studies and work are greatly affected.
So, what kind of disorder is OCD?
[Experts answer questions].
OCD is a neurological disorder characterized by the recurrence of obsessive-compulsive thoughts and actions. Patients subjectively feel some irresistible and compulsive ideas, emotions, intentions or behaviors, and can recognize that these compulsive desires or ideas are incompatible with their own personality, but cannot control them, resulting in a serious internal struggle and accompanied by strong anxiety and fear, sometimes to alleviate anxiety and make almost ritualistic actions. The disease usually starts in adolescence, but also in childhood, mostly slowly and without obvious triggers. The symptoms of OCD are diverse and can be a single symptom or several symptoms at the same time, with the basic symptoms being obsessive-compulsive ideas, obsessive-compulsive intentions, and obsessive-compulsive behavior.
There are three basic characteristics of obsessive-compulsive phenomena: recurrent obsessive-compulsive thoughts or actions, such as repeatedly thinking some thoughts, repeatedly doing some unnecessary behaviors, etc.; the patient experiences that the ideas or impulses originate from the self, but against his or her will, so that self-compulsion and self-compulsion exist simultaneously, resulting in strong psychological conflicts and mental suffering; the patient is aware of the abnormality of obsessive-compulsive symptoms, but The patient is aware of the abnormality of the OCD symptoms, but cannot get rid of them, and is self-aware of the symptoms. If any one of the three is missing, the patient is not suffering from OCD.
The prevalence of OCD is 2%-3%, accounting for 0.1%-2% of psychological outpatient visits. The disease mostly develops before the age of 30, more men than women, with the majority of brain workers. Patients are mainly over-sensitive to people, to themselves, to things, although they know that some behaviors and practices are not right, completely against their will, although they have a strong desire to overcome these symptoms, resist, but suffering from the inability to control, can not get rid of, for this reason deep anxiety and pain, so that affect the study and work, serious can completely lose the ability to learn and work, resulting in mental disability.
The causes of OCD are many. Family factors, IQ level, education level, personality traits, living environment and psychological stimulation before the onset of OCD are related to the occurrence of OCD. OCD is closely related to certain personality traits. The characteristics of obsessive-compulsive personality may be summarized as “insecurity”, “imperfection” and “uncertainty”, and as long as one of them is very prominent, it is a typical obsessive-compulsive personality. This type of person is generally subjective, impatient, aggressive, thoughtful, perfectionist, lacking in self-confidence, dull, indecisive, cautious, overly attentive to details, stubborn, poor self-control, and timid.
People with OCD are usually cautious, rule-bound, lacking in accommodation and humor, too rational, and often have obvious inner conflicts, hovering between the extremes of obedience and resistance, control or outburst. They are often hard on themselves, demanding of themselves, and as a result, always doubt and deny themselves, lack self-confidence, and thus cannot accept their strong conflicting inner impulse desires and collapse.
Normal people also engage in compulsive behaviors, such as repeatedly checking whether the doors and windows are locked. If this phenomenon is only temporary and mild, does not produce pain, and does not interfere too much with life, it is not considered OCD. Psychosocial factors are a non-negligible trigger for the onset of OCD. Occasional obsessive-compulsive ideas in normal people are often reinforced by psychosocial factors and certain strong mental factors and persist. When the pace of life is too fast, school is stressful, work is stressful, family education is harsh, and anxiety is caused by the inability to reduce stress, OCD is easily triggered. Chronic physical and mental exhaustion or poor physical health can also contribute to the development of OCD in people with obsessive-compulsive personalities.
OCD is more harmful because there are involuntary thoughts of entanglement, or stereotypical rituals or meaningless repetition of behavior, which seriously affects the concentration of the patient, seriously affects the person’s learning and work, and in severe cases can completely lose the ability to learn and work, leading to mental disability. OCD, when left untreated, can lead to aggravation of the patient’s condition, and in severe cases can lead to thoughts of light-heartedness! If obsessive-compulsive symptoms appear frequently, interfere with normal life and cause psychological distress, comprehensive psychological intervention and treatment is needed.
So, how to untie the cords of compulsion and live freely?
The first step is to raise awareness of the disease and calmly analyze my personality defects and the causes of the disease, including the presence of psychological trauma that produced OCD in childhood. If you can find out the cause, you should build up confidence to win, face it bravely and try to overcome the psychological triggers, so as to eliminate the compulsion caused by tension and anxiety and prevent the occurrence of OCD.
Secondly, learn to be pleased with yourself and exercise your mind. Repeatedly doing things and repeatedly thinking about problems will not only bring a heavy psychological burden, but also waste a lot of time. You should stop demanding yourself, stop pursuing perfection, and actively transform your obsessive-compulsive personality that is overly serious and demands perfection, affirm yourself more, accept your imperfect self, compare yourself with others less, fully realize that there is no perfect person or thing in the world, and it is better to be “clear about big things and confused about small things. Don’t judge and don’t bother about details that don’t involve principles, let yourself be more casual, and consciously exercise your tolerance in small things to relax your mood.
Third, accept the symptoms and adopt a natural attitude. The “Morita therapy” of letting nature take its course has been effective in treating OCD. “Let nature take its course”, that is, do what needs to be done, do not try to reject obsessive-compulsive symptoms, but to fully accept them, to “endure the pain and do what needs to be done”. To correct obsessive-compulsive behavior and thinking should be gradual and persistent, and constantly summarize the success of the experience. Learn to divert your attention from the compulsions in your daily routine, and over time, they will disappear. In fact, as long as you do not dwell on it, but really do what you should do with the symptoms, even discomfort and pain to try to live, work and study normally, the symptoms can be eliminated quickly. On the contrary, the treatment is less effective. Therefore, the treatment of OCD depends not on the doctor, but on the patient himself.
Fourth, talk to others more often. OCD patients should not let the painful mental world become a pressure cooker, do not hide the pain deep in the heart, not to mention alone to endure the torment and self-torture, learn to confide, the courage to family and friends to say the inner pain, the inner pain, tension and fear to release.
Fifth, learn to relax. Actively participate in group activities and sports and cultural activities, do more things of interest, actively develop hobbies in life, and feel the beauty and fun of life. To establish a new focal point of excitement to inhibit the pathological excitement. Exercise is the best physical relaxation method. Actively choose sports exercise and outdoor activities to enrich your life, relax your nerves, reduce the interference of obsessive-compulsive psychology, and keep a happy mood in order to get rid of the cords of compulsion and live at ease and make your life better.
Attachment: OCD tendency self-test
Please rate your situation and feelings within the last week on a 5-point scale: 0 for none; 1 for very mild; 2 for moderate; 3 for severe; and 4 for serious.
If the total score exceeds 20, you should consider the possibility of OCD. It is recommended that you go to a psychiatric or counseling clinic for further examination to confirm the diagnosis.
1. unnecessary thoughts or words hovering in the mind.
2, forgetfulness.
3. worrying about their untidy dressing and improper grooming.
4.Feeling difficulty in completing tasks.
5, must do things very slowly to ensure that they are done correctly.
6.Doing things that must be checked over and over again.
7.Difficulty in making decisions.
8, repeatedly thinking about meaningless things.
9.Inability to concentrate.
10, must repeatedly wash their hands, points.
11, repeatedly do a meaningless action.
12, often suspected of being contaminated.
13.Always worry about relatives and make meaningless associations.
14.The emergence of uncontrollable oppositional thinking, ideas.