Hello. Do you know anything about OCD?
I do! I believe my younger daughter suffers from OCD. She displayed a lot of traits as a child with repetitive behaviors.
Did she repeat activities like hand washng, counting of things, and checking to see if doors are locked?
She was more into insisting on certain foods and everything being done in a certain way.
a degree that the person's daily life is negatively affected. This often takes up more than an hour a day. Most adults realize that the behaviors do not make sense. The condition is associated with tics, anxiety disorder, and an increased risk of suicide.
The cause is unknown. There appear to be some genetic components with both identical twins more often affected than both non-identical twins. Risk factors include a history of child abuse or other stress-inducing event. Some cases have been documented to occur
when people with OCD use safety behaviors to reduce the chance of contamination, their awareness of potential contamination increases. This heightened awareness then leads to an increased fear of being contaminated.
Checking rituals, such as checking several times to determine if all of the doors to a house are locked, are also common safety behaviors. People with OCD often believe that if they do not perform their checking rituals, others will be in danger. Consequentially, people with OCD often perceive themselves as more responsible for the wellbeing of others than