What Everyone Ought To Know About Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
Do you always wash your hand after shaking hands with someone? Do you at least change clothes at least 10 times before you leave for work? Do you go to the doctor for a check up once a week?
Youd better be careful if your answers to my above questions are YES.
Have you ever heard about Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)? If you dont, read the details below.
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is a mental disease that triggers people to have unnecessary thoughts (obsessions) and to duplicate specific behaviors (compulsions) over and over again.
Please note that it is normal for people to have routines but if you overdo it, it can lead you to OCD.
Some researchers believe that OCD stems from behavior habits that you learn over time. Yet, no one has found a single, proven cause for OCD. Some studies show that it may have to do with chemicals in the brain that carry messages from one nerve cell to another.
There is also a chance for someone to develop OCD if he/she has parents or other family member with the disorder although researchers havent identified it...