Imagine that your mind got stuck

on a certain thought or image…

Then this thought or image got replayed in your mind

over and over again

no matter what you did…

You don’t want these thoughts — it feels like an avalanche…

Along with the thoughts come intense feelings of anxiety…

It is very common problem and generally associated with anxiety and depression patients. There is a persistent thought in mind, which can’t be removed voluntarily even the person recognizes the thought to be excessive or unreasonable.  This obsession and compulsion cause disturbance in his life

General obsessions which come

• Contamination – of urine , feces, infection, disease, dirt
• Sexual thought- sexual thoughts or images, sexual impulses about others, homosexuality
• Religious- offending god , thoughts for right or wrong morality
• Perfection- concern about evenness and exactness,  cannot discard anything on account of loosing important information
• Losing control – impulse to harm oneself, impulse to harm others, stealing, on obscenities
• Fear of disease

General compulsion which comes

• Checking – about mistakes, his body or physical condition,confused for the work he has done and will check it continuously to confirm it.
• Washing – wash hands and utensils for more than one time
• Repeating- repeat the words 2 or 3 times , repeat routine activities
• Counting – counting the object 2 or 3 times because he feels this is good
• Order or perfection- putting things in order until it feels right

Cause

In o.c.d. there is dysregulation of neurotransmitter serotonin and dopamine

The stress and the genetic factors are responsible for this dysregulation or imabalances of neurotransmitter.

Treatment

Homeopathic medicine is highly recommended for this disorder, it is good for managing and curing the disorder, 4- 5 month is needed for improvement and cure needs a long time treatment.