OCD Full Form
What is Full Form of OCD?
OCD stands for Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder. This mental health condition can affect any individual at any age. It arises when a person becomes engrossed in a cycle of obsessions and compulsions. Obsessions are anxious thoughts, desires, or mental pictures that occur repeatedly. Typical symptoms include apprehensions about germs or contamination, taboo ideas about sex or religion, thinking aggressively about others or oneself, and wanting everything symmetrical or in proper alignment. Compulsions are recurrent activities that an OCD sufferer feels compelled to perform to an intrusive thought. Common compulsions include cleaning and/or handwashing in excess, ordering and organizing things exactly, checking on items frequently, and obsessive counting.
Common Obsessions In OCD
Contamination Obsession: Fear of making touch with dirt, germs, disease, environmental impurities, or household items.
Sexual Obsession: Unwanted sex-related thoughts or mental imagery, such as reactions on sexual impulse or fear about sexual abuse.
Violent Obsession: Fear of acting on a suicidal impulse or suicidal intention, fear of seeing violent or horrifying pictures in one's head.
Scrupulosity Obsession: Excessive anxiety about offending God, death, and/or blasphemy, obsession with excessive right/wrong or morals.
Identity Obsessions: Over concern about one's sexual orientation or gender identification.
Responsibility Obsessions: Fear of being held accountable for anything wrong happening or fear of causing harm to others as a result of not being cautious.
Perfectionism-related Obsessions: Excessive concern for precision, fear of committing errors, excessive preoccupation with the urge to know or remember, excessive worry with executing duties precisely, fear of missing vital information
Common Compulsions In OCD
Excessive cleaning and washing like cleaning household items or hands
Excessive bathing, showering, grooming, tooth-brushing, or toilet routines
Repeating activities like re-writing, praying and re-reading.
Repeating body movements or activities like head jerking or eye blinking
Checking on things like body parts or door lock
Checking that your activities do not harm others or yourself
Arranging things in a proper alignment
Counting in certain patterns
Asking for constant reassurance