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Compulsions
From three months I have started feeling anxious and I always feel dirty.i repeatedly wash my hands still I don't find it neat. I have a constant fear of contamination of feces or urine and because of me I might contaminate other things as to wherever I touch . And then I keep thinking I need to clean the areas I have touched. I have been in alot of stress lately and I feel due to which my OCD level is on another level. Though before I was just bothered about perfection and neatness it never gave me anxiety nor I wasted time behind it..it gave me a pleasure when things were done my way.
Off late I have been stressed emotionally and have been degraded alot it caused extreme sadness and sorrow and my mind just makes me feel dirty. I started getting anxious sweating and my thyroid levels marginally increased which doesn't require treatment.
Even if I wash my hands I feel my nails store the dirt poop feces . And I live with the fear I will contaminate everything. please advice.
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Hi..with the symptoms you have described,you are suffering from OCD.
U appear to be OC personality due to which felt good when things were done your way,neat n perfect.
But as u say increased stress definitely increases the OCD and also this vivid pandemic times have taken a toll on people's mental health.
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I would suggest you to consult a psychiatrist ASAP as this OCD Symptoms are in a mild severity comparatively and can be treated efficiently through medications and therapy.
also, symptoms worsen with time if left untreated and person might land into depression too.
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Dr. Guru Prakash K V
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17 yrs exp
Bangalore
Please consult a Psychiatrist and get relieved of all the repetitive thoughts and actions. You seem to be suffering from OCD and need detailed evaluation.
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consult a psychiatrist
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Don't be careless... Secondary depression might occur in an untreated OCD
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