Obsessive-compulsive disorder is a type of mental illness. People with OCD can have either obsessive thoughts and urges or compulsive, repetitive behaviors. Some have both obsessions and compulsions.
OCD is not about habits like biting nails or always thinking negative thoughts. The disorder can affect our job, school, and relationships and keep us from living a normal life. Our thoughts and actions are beyond our control.
An obsessive thought, for example, is to think that our family members might get hurt if they don’t put their clothing on in the exact same order every morning. A compulsive habit, on the other hand, might be to wash hands 7 times after touching something that might be dirty. Although one may not want to think or do these things, they feel powerless to stop.
Many people with OCD know that their thoughts and habits do not make sense. They do not do them because they enjoy them, but because they can not quit. And if they do stop, they feel so bad that they start again.
Obsessive thoughts can include:
Compulsive habits can include:
The exact cause of OCD is not known. 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 adults. Stress can make symptoms worse.
SYPHILINUM - Useful for obsessive compulsive disorder with an impulse to wash hands repeatedly. They wash their hands again and again because they thought that their hands contaminated by germs or dirty by touching any objects.
CARCINOSIN - Very useful for obsessive compulsive disorder with fear of cancer.Given when person always think that they have a chance of getting cancer.Also there is fear of exams, heights and crowds. Most suitable when persons who demand perfection in every work.
SILICEA 200 - Useful for obsessive compulsive disorder having fixed ideas thinks only of pins. Given when person fears pins searches them and counts them. They are very nervous and excitable with sensitiveness to all impression.
STRAMONIUM 200 - Very useful for obscessive compulsive disorder with religious mania. The person always read religious books, persistent religious thoughts and praying all the time.
NEUROPLUS, CEROLIN