The Mystery of Mine Friend has Revealed!!!!

Few years ago I was extremely surprised when I saw one of mine friend has a mysterious habit to sweep his room apparently more than hundred times a day. He used to put his broom near his door and try sweeping it in every 10 minutes, this kind of rituals always made him as funniest character among his entire friend including me.

 At that time I didn’t realize anything wrong with him both his parents and siblings either. He was just a funny character among us and we entertained a lot by watching his drama. We never ever questioned ourselves why he is exhibiting those kinds of rituals??

 After so many years his surprising actions and his thoughts hunted me last night after reading an article on a psychological problem with thoughts and actions or ritual which has really encouraged me to put some my hidden memory on this post.

 Many people all over the world has been living with this kind of psychological problem called Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD). Obsessive thoughts and compulsive behaviors across the fine line between the normality and disorder when they become so persistent that they interfere with the way we live or when they cause distress. As an illustration, keeping the room clean by sweeping 2-3times a day is normal, sweeping every 10minutes and 100times a day is not.

The obsessive and compulsion are representing our thoughts and behaviors respectively. Obsessions are involuntary, recurring, and unwanted thoughts that cause feelings of anxiety or dread. They are irrational and interfere with normal thinking. Compulsive behaviors are repeated to try to control the obsessive thoughts.

Obsessions (repetitive thoughts) mostly concern with dirt, germs, or toxins and something terrible happening such as fire, death, illness. Compulsions (repetitive behavior) manifest in the form of excessive hand washing, bathing, tooth brushing, or grooming and repetitive rituals in/out of a door. Performing rituals provides temporary relief from the anxiety created by the obsessive thoughts.

The cause of OCD is unknown, but research suggests that it may relate to a biochemical imbalance that interferes with the way the brain processes information and causes the brain to send false messages of danger. OCD may be a learned response to reduce anxiety or may be triggered by a stressful event.

  Living with OCD in society is so embarrassment and you feel stigmatized by your friends, and family members as my friend had felt especially when he had seen we were laughing at him as a result his whole personality was affected.

 Now I realized he actually didn’t sweep his room but he used to release his anxiety in the form of compulsion (repetitive behavior). So I am requesting you don’t laugh your friends' irrational or unwanted behavior you can help them by just saying please visit the psychiatrist or psychologist. What do you think? Choice is yours!!