Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
OCD or Obsessive Compulsive Disorder is a condition that affects the physical, emotional and mental well-being of a person. It is a continuous bundle of unwanted thoughts or actions which fuel a person’s life who is compelled to think or act along those lines. The affected person is obsessed with typical ideas of his own. The frequent upsetting thoughts are called obsessions. Here, thoughts are intrusive and affected person is obsessed with them. It is an anxiety disorder. It is fourth most common mental disorder. OCD may affect children, adolescent as well as adults. One in 60 adults all over world has OCD.
CAUSES OF OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE DISORDERS
- Hereditary: OCD in family.
- Genetic factors form major cause of OCD, which at times may not be clearly understood.
- Environmental factors: Abuse, illness, death of loved ones, etc
- Brain disease: Tissue changes in brain (temporal lobe lesions, low level of neurotransmitters) may cause OCD
- Personality factors: Person with Obsessive traits or lack of confidence may suffer from it.
SYMPTOMS OF OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE DISORDERS
Obsession (thoughts) can be:
- Fear of dirt or contamination by germs
- Hand washing or bathing
- Fear of thieves
- Checking latches
- Need for order, symmetry or exactness
- Arranging and rearranging things
- Fear of being embarrassed
- No interaction with society
- Fear of thinking evil or sinful thoughts
- Continuous praying and preaching
- Intrusive sexually explicit or violent thoughts and images
- Excessive sexual activities
- Excessive focus on religious or moral ideas
- Praying and worshipping
HOMEOPATHIC TREATMENT
Homeopathy works very well in the early cases of OCD.
Homeopathic treatment is targeted towards UPROOTING THE DISEASE and ensuring health with no side effects. For prescribing to an individual, a PLAN OF TREATMENT is followed which involves:
- GETTING THOROUGH UNDERSTANDING OF CASE which includes complete case taking (analyzing patient as an individual) along with patient history and family history
- DIAGNOSIS OF PATIENT AND DISEASE
- INDIVIDUAL ASSESSMENT OF THE CASE
- PRESCRIBING THE MOST SUITABLE INDIVIDUAL CONSTITUTIONAL REMEDY