6. Fear of hurting others
While some could see this as a necessary and compassionate worry, it develops into an aspect of OCD when it significantly interferes with the patient’s life. In order to avoid hitting a pedestrian or injuring someone in a collision, a patient who fears doing harm to others may give up driving. They might quit seeing the doctor when they are ill out of concern for making others sick, or they might decide not to attend class out of concern for hurting a classmate. As we stated before, these symptoms may differ from one person to another.
What’s more difficult is that OCD presents these thoughts in the mind, and it takes a while for a doctor to help a patient with these weird thoughts.
7. Redoing tasks
A lot of people who suffer from OCD have this particular trait of redoing tasks that have already been completed. Checking the door, returning three, four, or ten times to see if it’s closed, checking the faucet to see if the water has stopped flowing, and a variety of other behaviors, this is one trait that affects nearly 40% of people with OCD.
Although it is perfectly normal to double-check something before leaving for vacation, if these obsessive checks are motivated by a deep fear of being perceived as irresponsible, this clearly connects with OCD symptoms.
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Interesting!
I found it interesting it’s not a fun thing to have but it can be controlled thanks.
I enjoyed this very much, thank you.
They say OCD is a mental health problem. When is being neat and tidy a problem. I could be the opposite dirty and messy and a hoarder to me that’s a problem. If I check the front door couple of times to make sure it’s lock, I look at it as is it clean and people are welcome is not a problem. I call it old age lol. And to me that’s a problem. We all look at life different. When was the last time you saw a roach inside someone apartment that has OCD. I would like to see the study on that one!
Checking the door “a couple of times” to make sure it is locked before leaving on vacation is not OCD. Checking the car doors 5 times before walking into your house after work or checking the house door 7-8 times after re-checking your pets inside 4 times and then making sure the faucet is turned off 3 times and re-checking the AC thermostat 4 times then re-checking your pets again to make sure all of this is safe before being able to get into your car and leave for work in the morning – THAT is what OCD is like. It is crippling.
This article is a specific overview of the conditions
/behaviors in people with OCD. It is concise, informative, and easily comprehended.
Recommending it to several people.