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When Compulsion Becomes OCD
When an otherwise harmless behaviour becomes so consuming that it negatively impacts oneself or others, it may be a symptom of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD).
Most compulsive behaviours attributed to OCD are incredibly time-consuming, cause major distress, and impair work, relationships, or other essential functions. It can include behaviours such as eating, shopping, hoarding and animal hoarding, skin picking, and gambling.
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A compulsion is an overwhelming desire to do something. An addiction is a physical or chemical dependence on a substance or behaviour.
Two key differences between compulsion and addiction:
- Compulsive overeating is the inability to control one's amount of nutritional intake, resulting in weight gain.
- Compulsive shopping is done to the extent that it impairs the shoppers' lives, leaving them financially unstable.
- Compu...
It involves actions a person feels driven to do over and over again.
Compulsive actions may appear to be irrational or pointless, but the individuals may feel incapable of stopping themselves.
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What is OCD?
These are upsetting thoughts or impulses that repeatedly occur.
- People with OCD may try to ignore or suppress them, but they may be afraid that somehow the thoughts might be true.
- The anxiety associated with suppression can also become too gr...
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- One example of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is the phobia related to germs and leads to a person disinfecting and cleaning everything obsessively.
- It is already problematic for many and is now amplified due to the ongoing pandemic.
- A person who is fanatic about sani...
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