My view on OCD not sure its right

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My view on OCD not sure its right?
OCD (Obsessive compulsive disorder) is debilitating condition were a person feels that they have to carry out an activity or thought to remain in control of their anxiety
OCD similar to phobias, controlling your anxiety (fear) by avoiding a perceived catastrophe or loss of control by carrying out a ritual.

For instance a person can make sure that the oven is turned off, but just as they are about to walk out of the door they imagine that they have not really turned the oven off, so they better go back to make sure, if they check it ten times it must be off, so from then on they check ten times each time they leave the house worried that if they don’t carry out this ritual they will return to a burnt down house
They are trapped by their fear. This can manifest itself in many ways as long as they believe the ritual keeps them safe. Anxiety is in control,Controll fear through ritual?

 

[seajoy]

You got it!

And in religious ocd, we just keep checking to see if we have blasphemed (or the like), over and over again. Nasty circle. It's why reassuring is not a good thing. It perpetuates the circle. We need to stop fighting the thoughts. No more war - no more ocd. Sounds simple, but it's oh, so hard.

 

[seajoy]

Controll fear through ritual?

This momentarily gets you through, but each time it's done it reinforces the obsession and makes it worse. It's why therapy is so important.

 

[Yuki Usagi]

You got it!

And in religious ocd, we just keep checking to see if we have blasphemed (or the like), over and over again. Nasty circle. It's why reassuring is not a good thing. It perpetuates the circle. We need to stop fighting the thoughts. No more war - no more ocd. Sounds simple, but it's oh, so hard.

Amen!
To both of your posts, Seajoy!

 

[seajoy]

Amen!
To both of your posts, Seajoy!

Thanks