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Do You Have Obsessive Compulsive Tendencies?

If you suspect that you may have OCD, this article will take a look at the personality traits most common to obsessive compulsive disorder sufferers.

There are numerous variations of OCD, otherwise known as obsessive compulsive disorder.  Although no one form is necessarily worse than another, your life can be significantly altered by the symptoms that present themselves with this disorder.  Some people suffer from only one of the variations of this disorder, while others suffer from multiple personality traits.  If you suspect that you may have OCD, this article will take a look at the personality traits most common to obsessive compulsive disorder sufferers.

When you think of a person with OCD, a picture of Jack Nicholson, in the movie "As Good As It Gets" may come to mind.  Perhaps this is because when many people think of OCD they think of a person that is obsessed with cleanliness, many times to ridiculous extremes such as washing your hands with a bar of soap once and then disposing of it.  A person that suffers from this form of OCD feels the need to clean and re-clean their bodies, their belongings and everything around them all of the time.  They view themselves as vulnerable to everything they come in contact with.  In other words, sickness and disease is lurking everywhere and if they don't wash it, they will get sick from it.

Another facet of obsessive compulsive disorder is the need to check and recheck everything they do.  A person with this type of OCD trait has a very hard time getting even the simplest task done.  Some common examples might be washing and rewashing dishes; rechecking appliances multiple times after you have turned them off; locking your door and then getting the overwhelming sensation that you forgot to lock the door so you go back; and the list goes on.  A person with this checking mentality has a fear that they will forget to do something that could have disastrous consequences, thus they will be to blame.

Obsessive Compulsive Disorders They seem to be in their own world, namely because their focus is on counting, praying or any other activity of the mind that will take away the bad thoughts that they have. Obsessive Compulsive Disorder Affects Animals Too If you have ever wondered just why your dog will not stop barking, even when you see nothing to bark about, your dog could very well be suffering from OCD tendencies. Contrary to what was once believed, canines do suffer from forms of OCD disorders. The most common include excessive barking and compulsive uncontrolled licking and it most commonly occurs in larger breed dogs. Dogs that have OCD tendencies have both a genetic predisposition and environmental stresses that trigger the behavior. Obsessive Compulsive Disorder In Children

Yet another personality trait of OCD sufferers is the need to have everything organized and perfect, just the way they want it at all times.  Everything around them has a destined place and they spend much time organizing and reorganizing objects before completing any task.  A person with this character trait can get easily angered when things are in disarray.

Thought obsession is another personality trait that some OCD sufferers deal with.  People that suffer from obsessive thoughts spend most of their time warding off scary thoughts and images from their minds.  They are scared of the world, other people and even themselves.  They often find themselves thinking about hurting others and in some cases, themselves as well.  People that suffer from this personality trait can drive themselves crazy because they are constantly counting, praying or chanting in their heads, in hopes of getting rid of the bad thoughts.

Lastly, a personality trait that is sometimes overlooked when it comes to being associated with obsessive compulsive disorder is the hoarder mentality.  People with this tendency simply cannot stop collecting junk.  They cannot make themselves throw anything away, no matter how small and insignificant it is.  They often have stashes of papers, wrappers, and everything else under the sun stashed in all corners of their homes.  If you are familiar with what a pack rat is, hoarders take it to a whole new level.

Obsessive Compulsive Behavior

05/15/2008
Calendar (Columbus Telegram)
To publicize meetings and events, submit the groups name, meeting time and meeting location in writing no later than th...

Calendar (Columbus Telegram)

05/12/2008
Understanding self-injury (Taipei Times)
¡§I feel relieved and less anxious after I cut. The emotional pain slowly slips away into the physical pain.¡¨

Understanding self-injury (Taipei Times)

05/13/2008
When emotional pain brings the urge to injure one's body (The Sarasota Herald-Tribune)
quot I feel relieved and less anxious after I cut. The emotional pain slowly slips away into the physical pain. quot

When emotional pain brings the urge to injure one's body (The Sarasota Herald-Tribune)

05/16/2008
Psychotherapy Reduces OCD Symptoms In Young Children, Helps Some Achieve Clinical Remission (Medical News Today)
Although children as young as 5 can be diagnosed with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), few research studies have looked at treatments specifically geared toward young children with this disorder. Now, a new study from the Bradley Hasbro Children's Research Center provides some of the first evidence-based data on a successful intervention for early childhood OCD.

Psychotherapy Reduces OCD Symptoms In Young Children, Helps Some Achieve Clinical Remission (Medical News Today)

05/16/2008
Hap LeCrone: BDD sufferers often view themselves as unattractive (Waco Tribune-Herald)
DEAR DR. LeCRONE: My 20-year-old daughter has struggled for years with mental health issues including anxiety, depression and poor self-esteem. My daughter’s therapist has diagnosed her with body dysmorphic disorder. Will you please write on this topic? — A reader in Oklahoma

Hap LeCrone: BDD sufferers often view themselves as unattractive (Waco Tribune-Herald)

05/16/2008
Mother of shooting victim bemoans ‘culture of drugs' (The Ithaca Journal)
ITHACA — Under the cottonwood trees behind her South Hill home, Gloria Molina reflected on the death of her son Enrique “Ricky” Chavez and the sentence of Tarrant Sheppard.

Mother of shooting victim bemoans ‘culture of drugs' (The Ithaca Journal)

05/15/2008
Calendar (Columbus Telegram)
To publicize meetings and events, submit the groups name, meeting time and meeting location in writing no later than th...

Calendar (Columbus Telegram)