wtf i am a crouton
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- 6y
lehamleham
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- 6y
It’s not really a “spectrum”. All ocd has the same roots. ‘Distressing thought or urge’, followed by a ‘calming compulsion that dispels the urge or counteracts the thought’. This thought or urge is sometimes completely irrational or simply way overblown. So for example someone could believe that the number 8 means something very very bad, so when they see it (Distressing thought-‘oh no here’s the bad omen’) they need to neutralize it (a ritual like saying ‘good’ as many times as it takes until it feels right). Doing this compulsions reaffirms to your brain that the number 8 is indeed a bad thing. This is the same as someone who has a distressing thought involving harming a child. They have the thought, and then immediately do things like avoid the kid or hide knives or sharp objects that they think they could one day loose control and use to harm a kid. They feel better after getting rid of the ‘weapons’, which reaffirms to their brain that the thought they had is indeed cause for action and evidence that they are dangerous- which is simply not the case. OCD doesn’t leave territory unmarked, and there isn’t anything that isn’t within its grasp. If it matters to you, if it’s something you’re afraid of, if you have any stake in it- ocd will latch onto it. It appears differently for people too, because we all have different fears and different ways our lives would be affected by our fears. There are very common “themes” however, which mainly are of a sexual nature, involve health, or religious/existential ideas. And the reasons why it is so debilitating is because it feeds off of doubt and guilt.
anna bananaanna banana
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- 6y
like leah said above me, basically it can be anything, but ocd is only able to latch onto stuff that really matters to you. thats why there are a good amount of “common” themes, mainly because those are common values people have, like family, relationships (love), good health, religion, sexuality, morals and so forth. but basically, anything that matters to you can spin itself into intrusive thoughts and obsessions
moe5moe5
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- 6y
Go to ocdonline.com click on articles and click on choice it really breaks it down .
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Ok thanks guys
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