Could you have OCD? (From News Shopper)

Could you have OCD?

3:30pm Thursday 23rd February 2012 in Health & Beauty

This week is OCD week during which the charity OCD Action hopes to raise awareness that OCD is a serious mental condition, which can ruin people’s lives.

According to The Royal College of Psychiatrists, those with OCD may have suffer from some or all of the following problems:

:: Recurring unpleasant thoughts.
:: Repeated horrible mental pictures – perhaps seeing yourself doing something uncharacteristically violent.
:: Constant doubts, such as wondering whether you've caused an accident or left the door unlocked.
:: An inability to make simple decisions.
:: A need for perfectionism and everything to be in the right order.
:: Regular feelings of anxiety, fear, guilt or depression, which can be relieved by carrying out certain behaviours.
:: Routinely thinking alternative neutralising thoughts, such as counting, praying or repeating a special word, to correct obsessional thoughts.
:: Performing rituals, such as washing your hands or arranging objects in a particular way, frequently.
:: Hoarding useless and worn-out possessions.
:: Making repeated requests for reassurance from others.

For more information on OCD, visit OCD Action at www.ocdaction.org.uk or call 0845 390 6232.