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OCD (obsessive compulsive disorder) what it is? Obsessions are obsessive thoughts, compulsions are obsessive actions. Obsessions are thoughts that are felt as if they invade the head, consciousness and drive them away like an annoying fly does not work, it will not work to be distracted by a simple switch or distraction. I will say even more, if you try to drive them away, then these thoughts will "sound" even stronger, remind you of yourself even more vividly, and it seems that you will not be able to escape from them.
But that is not all. These obsessive thoughts "speak" about bad, terrible, terrible, about the most terrible fears, about unpleasant and shameful and all in the same spirit: "What if I am somehow not like that?", "Suddenly I'm crazy", "Suddenly thoughts material and I attracted something terrible "," What if because of these thoughts something bad happens to me or my loved ones "," What if I want to do something bad ", and so on" What if … "," And if … "or all together" What if, what if … ". And from this even more I want to get rid of these thoughts, so that suddenly nothing terrible and bad happens, so as not to bring trouble.
And here compulsions come to the rescue - "protective or cleansing" actions (depending on obsessive thoughts), so-called rituals. Of course, if there is even the slightest chance to avoid these frightening thoughts, we use this chance without hesitation. Ritual (compulsion) is a kind of protective action, which implies a set of certain sequential actions (both physical and mental) that have a "neutralizing healing" effect and bring relief.
Long-awaited and so much-desired comfort and a sense of security. And then suddenly it seems that "everything - I am saved, I am cleansed, I am safe, everything is fine, everything is okay, everything has become familiar." But here's the catch: having done this ritual and having received this temporary relief and calmness, the person thereby fixes the reflex in the brain, the installation, the mechanism itself - the reaction to obsessions (obsessive thoughts). And the next time when these thoughts (or even fear and anxiety) appear, the person will automatically look for a way to make the ritual, and the desire (urge) to do the ritual will be already intrusive, strong and it will be simply impossible to resist it.
Over time, the number of rituals (compulsions), as well as their types (there are just a myriad of variations, and each has their own, although they have a general similarity and structure), will grow and grow, and the effectiveness of their performance will become less and less.
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