What causes people to have OCD (Obsessive Compulsive Disorders)?
Where i use to work i meet a few in the grounds and have a chat with them . The link below was given to me by one of the senior staff OCD has three main parts: 1. the thoughts that make you anxious (obsessions); 2. the anxiety you feel; 3. the things you do to reduce your anxiety (compulsions). What you think (obsessions) * Thoughts – single words, short phrases or rhymes that are unpleasant, shocking or blasphemous. You try not to think about them, but they won’t go away. You worry that you might be contaminated (by germs, dirt, HIV or cancer), or that someone might be harmed because you have been careless * Pictures in your mind – showing your family dead, or seeing yourself doing something violent or sexual which is completely out of character – stabbing or abusing someone, or being unfaithful. We know that people with obsessions do not become violent, or act on these thoughts. * Doubts – you wonder for hours whether you might have caused an accident or misfortune to someone. You ma
