| Do you always wash your hand repetitively to ensure | | | | depression or previous anxiety case history. Some of |
| that your hand is free from bacteria? Or do you check | | | | the sufferers also show similar symptoms as |
| the lock of your door many times to ensure that you | | | | depression. However, somebody could be diagnosed |
| are safe from any robber? If you have similar | | | | to have this certain disorder if that individual has certain |
| behavior, you might have obsessive-compulsive | | | | repetitive thought and action at least four times a day |
| disorder. People with this disorder are dominated by a | | | | and lasts for the next one or two weeks. While the |
| certain repetitive thought (obsession) which followed | | | | main symptom should accomplish these criteria: |
| by certain repetitive act (compulsion). But is this | | | | 1. The sufferer realizes that the thought and the action |
| disorder harmful for the sufferers and their | | | | come from his/her own mind. He/she also realize that |
| surroundings? | | | | the behavior is actually irrational, but he/she remains |
| People with this disorder could not control their anxiety | | | | doing it to relieve the anxiety feeling. |
| unless they do certain activity frequently. Why? | | | | 2. The sufferer wants to stop the repetitive thought |
| Because checking a certain thing frequently makes | | | | and behavior but he/she can not do. |
| them sure that everything will be alright. However, | | | | 3. The individual does the certain repetitive acts not to |
| obsessive-compulsive disorder might come in different | | | | gain satisfaction, but to relieve their anxiety feeling. |
| forms, such as: | | | | 4. The obsession and compulsion is continuous and |
| 1. Washing hands or taking a bath frequently because | | | | frequently in every single day. |
| they are afraid of bacteria infection. | | | | In average level, people with this disorder do not give |
| 2. Checking stove repetitively to make sure that the | | | | bad effect for their surroundings unless some |
| fire has been put out because they are afraid their | | | | inconvenient feeling. However, in serious level, it leads |
| house will be on fire. | | | | them to do harmful things. For example, a mother with |
| 3. Checking their duty many times because they want | | | | postpartum blues might kill her own babies because |
| it to be as perfect as possible. | | | | she worries that her baby might not grow in healthy |
| 4. Combing their hair over and over again because | | | | and prosperous condition. The most important thing in |
| they are afraid of having messy appearance, and | | | | dealing with the sufferers is giving them sufficient |
| many more. | | | | support for them. |
| Obsessive-compulsive disorder is closely related to | | | | |