Obsessive compulsive disorder

The Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is a mental illness that will cause repeated unwanted thoughts or sensations (obsessions). It can also give you an urge to do something over and over again (compulsions). Some people have both obsessions and compelsion.
Most of the people might have obsessive thoughts and the compulsive behaviors at some point in their lives, but it does not mean that we all have OCD. In order to go for a diagnosis of OCD to be made, this cycle of these obsessions and compulsions should be so extreme and that it consumes a lot of time more than an hour every day, causes to intense distress, or gets in the way of important activities that the person is valuing .

Obsessions are the thoughts, images, or impulses that occur over and over again and makes feel outside of the person’s control. The Individuals with OCD do not want to have these thoughts and find them disturbing. In most cases, people with OCD realize that these thoughts are illogical.
Compulsions are repetitive behaviors or thoughts that a person uses with the intention of neutralizing, counteracting, or making their obsessions go away. People with OCD realize this is only a temporary solution, but without a better way to cope, they rely on compulsions nonetheless. Compulsions can also include avoiding situations that trigger obsessions. They are time-consuming and get in the way of important activities the person values.

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