The Full Form of OCD

OCD Full Form – The Full Form of OCD in medical terms is Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder. It is a type of mental disorder where people have unwanted recurring thoughts or sensations which drive them to do something compulsively. OCD significantly interferes with a person’s day-to-day activities as well as social interactions.

OCD obsessions are persistent and often causing distress and anxiety. The person may try to overcome it by following an idea repeatedly which later develops as a compulsion habit to keep the thoughts away. These obsessions intrude while trying to think of or doing other activities.

Obsessions have specific themes and signs to them, for example:

• Need for order and symmetry in organizing objects.
• Fear of germ contamination or being dirty.
• Horrific or aggressive thoughts about loss of control thereby harmingoneself or others.
• Unwanted ideas or urges, including aggression, sexual or religious subjects.
• Doubts regarding locking doors or turning off the stove.
• Thoughts about acting inappropriately in public.
• Avoiding situations that trigger obsessions like shaking hands.

OCD compulsions are behaviors meant to reduce anxiety and prevent something bad taking place. However, engaging in these activitiesdo not bring pleasure but only temporary relief against anxiety. These compulsions often are never actually related to problems they are supposed to fix.

Compulsions usually have themes to them as well, such as:

• Cleaning and washing.
• Following a routine strictly.
• Orderliness in arrangements.
• Hand-washing until skin becomes chapped.
• Demanding reassurance.
• Arranging similargoods to face proper exact ways.
• Checking the items and performing certain actions regularly.
• Specific patterns while counting.
• Silent repetitionof prayers orphrases.

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