Introduction
The brain is a complex system with huge hidden potential to think and perform multiple tasks beyond imagination.
However, along with this brain’s unique capacity, it is also a fragile and delicate system, which can easily get affected by its surroundings. This may often contribute to multiple psychological disorders in human beings.
Human beings mostly undermine some psychological disorders such as Obsessive-Compulsive Disorders (OCD). OCD treatment was often considered an unimportant matter.
Therefore, it is essential to spread awareness about Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder to know about the risk of the issue and the benefits of the treatments to eradicate this issue. To know about Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, one must understand, what is obsession & compulsion?
Obsession is a powerful and impactful thought or idea that often controls the brain and triggers the brain to focus on the obsessing idea or thought continuously. At the same time, compulsion is a state of action, which is done repeatedly by forcing or being forced by someone.
Every person on this planet is or was obsessed with something. However, every obsession won’t make a person a victim of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder.
However, some obsessions are severe and dangerous because of the intensity of the ideas or thoughts, which compel the person to do certain activities which creates a visible change in the person’s behavior or harms the person.
Obsession can be anything; it can be a minor incident or a significant fear of something. The impact of obsessions varies from person to person, so as the effect of OCD.
What is Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)?
Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is a type of mental illness. In OCD, a person develops specific repeated thoughts which are known as the “obsessions”. This obsession causes him/her to perform certain repeated routines which generates distress to a great extent.
This repeated routine is known as the “compulsions” of the person, because of which the person is unable to control either activities or the flow of the thoughts for a more extended period.
Some of the most common compulsions include-
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