Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
July 17, 2008 · Filed Under Types of Depression · Comments Off
Obsessive compulsive disorder, also called OCD, is a disorder characterised by recurrent and unstoppable anxious thoughts associated with repetitive actions that help to ease these thoughts. These thoughts are called ‘obsessions’ and arise in a person’s mind, over which he apparently has no control. The person tries to banish them, often unsuccessfully. Attempting to do so can often lead to greater anxiety. Instead, he ends up repeating the actions, called compulsions, to erase the thoughts. Read more
