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Suffering from OCD for last one year.
I am a house wife and suffering from OCD. I always wash my clothes and clean my home but never satisfy. I waste lots of time doing cleanship and religious things. At a time lots of thoughts disturb me and I feel helpless. Whenever I go outside I wash my two wheeler and sometimes don't go outside despit washing Scotty.please suggest.
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It’s necessary to discuss the issue in detail. Changing your behaviour through certain techniques will really help. Changing your thoughts would be helpful too . To guide you proper and do counselling , do get in touch with me through Practo. Happy to help ! I am an online counselor.
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OCD is a completely treatable disorder. It's an anxiety disorder. There are very specific and scientific treatment modalities available for OCD.
Next Steps
You should immediately seek help with a trained Clinical Psychologist, who can help you in dealing with OCD. it would approximately take around 7- 10 sessions.
In most of the cases it can be treated without medication as well, if client understand the nature of problem and have strong will to improve.
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it's already been a year, don't delay further. When you can easily live a better life, why avoid seeking help.
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If the thoughts are repetitive, not under your control, causing distress so much that its hampering your day to day life then you might have OCD. It may worsen over time. OCD can affect anyone and it can be treated with medication and behavior therapy.
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Contact nearby Psychiatric clinic or You can contact me for further help.
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Hello Friend, Good that you are seeking a help here. I can understand your suitation. It's a mindset issues. By adopting psychotherapies or mindset changes excersises, relaxation techniques, few lifestyle changes, special excersise etc you can overcome this problem with the help of mental health professional like us.
Feel free to reach me online for further evaluation and assistance. Be positive. You will be alright soon.
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Repetitive tasks, intrusive and repetitive thoughts, checking, counting, disproportionate excess need for order and cleanliness, as well as anxiety when not able to do the same are signs of obsessive compulsive disorder. Patients with OCD suffer from significant distress, anxiety and depression due to the same which impairs their quality of life. Please consult a Psychiatrist at the earliest. With a combination of medication and behavioral therapy it is likely that the symptoms will improve
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Current OC symptoms indicates high severity of illness. Consider both SSRI ( Nexito) and CBT under direct supervision of a psychiatrist. Consider all as very active mgtay be IP care. I prefer to suggest you to pay visit to NIMHANS only friday
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consultant earliest. Start CBT
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