The APP on the mobile phone must be divided according to color or function;
shoelaces must be tied into a fixed button;
before going out, you must repeatedly confirm whether you have the key and whether the door is closed;
Things must be arranged neatly in a fixed pattern;
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If you have similar behavioral habits in life, people around you will definitely say habitually, "Do you have obsessive-compulsive disorder ?" But in fact, many people do not really have obsessive-compulsive disorder, but they just have obsessive-compulsive tendencies .
obsessive tendency VS obsessive compulsive disorder
To put it simply, obsessive tendency can be understood as an early symptom of obsessive compulsive disorder, which is a general mental health problem. If it is not promptly guided to a certain extent, it may develop into obsessive compulsive disorder.
, and obsessive-compulsive disorder is classified as a psychiatric disease and is an anxiety disorder. If necessary, medication is required.
Characteristics of obsessive-compulsive disorder: Frequently and repeatedly think about something. Even if the reason tells yourself not to think about it or not to do it, you still can't help it in your heart and will suffer from the control of yourself not to do it, causing great trouble to your normal study, work and life.
For example, the role of Bao Bao Bao in the film and television drama " Warm Hug " played by Chang Yuan is a typical obsessive-compulsive disorder. The fish fed in the bathtub are raised according to the color difference. The girlfriend's lipstick must be cut into the same flat corners, and the clothes must be neatly folded and arranged according to the type.
Does obsessive-compulsive disorder need treatment?
does not require special treatment for mild compulsive behavior and does not have a significant impact on life. From another perspective, mild compulsive behavior will be more conducive to maintaining the arrangement of life in an orderly manner, and the home can be cleaner, bringing some convenience to life.
For obsessive-compulsive disorder that has a serious impact on one's own or others' lives, you need to pay attention! For example, when you sleep every day, you must not have any wrinkles on the bed, or even take an hour or two. If you don’t finish it, you can’t sleep. Or when you are at work, you can't see the desks of your colleagues sitting next to you are messy, and you must let the other party organize them in your own way to be at ease. Otherwise, you will suffer from psychological torture, and in this case you need to receive treatment.
Require psychological treatment or medication treatment?
As the obsessive-compulsive disorder worsens, the patient's quality of life will also decline, mainly reflected in social functions, physical functions and psychological functions, and spread to the surrounding environment.
In most cases, the treatment of obsessive-compulsive disorders is mainly drug treatment and psychological treatment. The drugs are mostly serotonin reuptake inhibitors, and there are three main methods of psychological treatment:
1. System desensitization method
On the basis of learning the method of relaxation, gradually list the number and situations of compulsive behaviors from easy to difficult, and slowly relax and desensitize the compulsive behaviors in each situation. For example, if the dressing table must be summarized neatly, you can try to disrupt the original order step by step and increase the amount of stimulation of the items.
2. Exposure therapy
Simple understanding is that the more you cannot accept something in your heart, the more you get in touch with those things. As the number of exercises increases, obsessive-compulsive disorder will gradually decrease, but this method is more suitable for those with strong willpower.
3. Cognitive behavior method
Under the guidance of a professional psychological counselor or psychologist, help patients correct their original thoughts and correct them in a timely manner by helping them reduce compulsive thinking and behavior!
Be careful, whether it is drug treatment or psychological treatment, it must be conducted under the instructions of a professional doctor or psychological counselor, and it cannot be "treated" privately!
If you suspect that you have obsessive-compulsive disorder, you can conduct a scale evaluation on the homepage, or you can consult on the Enen Psychological APP!
