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How to handle conflicts
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OCD (Obsesive Compulsive Disorder) vs OCPD (Obsesive Compulsive Personality)
OCD is an unhealthy mania for doing certain things. Like washing 50 in a row, counting in their head, checking the lock 20 times etc ....
If the obsessions are like itches, in OCPD they go away with scratching, and they intensify in OCD. Having such a personality can have benefits, with the itches acting as rewards for progress, but a disorder is debilitating.
As high as 4% of the world population suffers from OCD. It rank the 7th the most debilitating disease, because of the shame associated with the obsession and the sheer amount of wasted time.
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Anxiety - the common thread
Anxiety is a state of fear or alertness without the clear & present danger. It's what binds obsessions and compulsions.
A person suffering from OCD is aware his belief is irrational. But it feels like the right intuition. "I know nothing bad will happen if I turn right...
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Types of OCD obsessions
- Repetition: "when you check the lock 30 times before leaving the house" Endless loops of the same action.
- Counting: "when you have do to something 5 times in a row" It could be an action or a mental counting.
- Order
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Exposure Therapy
The only form of proven therapy for OCD. It is a cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT), a talking therapy, however unlike counselling, it is much more structured and tailored around the individuals ‘here and now’ obsessive behaviour.
The goal is to get the patient face his/her ...
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Drug Based Therapy For OCD
Most of them don't seem to have any significant impact. There is research looking into:
- Psychedelics. The idea is that serotonin would improve the obsessions. So far, the data showed little benefit.
- Ketamine. Another drug used for trauma showed...
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