What Causes Obsessive Compulsive Disorder

Obsessive-compulsive disorder is the most serious of the neurosis disorders. The level of anxiety here is so intense that the symptoms of other neurosis diseases cannot control it. This results in obsessive compulsive disorder in the form of extremely strong defenses. That is why many people think that these are the last stage of neurosis. The following are the notable causes of obsessive compulsive disorder:

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Failure of the repressive response: Due to the failure of the repressive response, some part of the repressed instinct or urge may detach from the main part and enter the conscious level. Since the individual does not understand the overall meaning of the isolated part, he cannot consider it as part of his own being. So even if the isolated part repeatedly manifests itself in his conscious mind or in his behavior, he finds it completely absurd and unreasonable. For example, if a person's relationship with his wife cools down after the birth of a child, he may become angry with the child and may feel a strong urge to kill the child. Naturally, such an unacceptable urge is suppressed by the individual. But the thought of killing the child for the partial failure of the repression process may come to his conscious mind. However, the main emotional aspect associated with this thought, that is, his intense violent feelings towards the child, does not come to mind. As a result, the thought seems useless to him and this unreasonable thought seems to be bothering him.

 If the repressed anti-social instinct or persecution of the human unconscious mind becomes too strong, the repression process fails somewhat, and that instinct or urge may manifest itself in the person's behavior as an obsessive-compulsive action. Many times the person is forced to do anti-social and aggressive acts like stealing and setting fire. But he does not understand why he is doing this. Because the cognitive aspect involved in this work has remained unknown to the person.

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Reverse verb formation: When repression is about to break the dam, the person is forced to resort to reverse verb formation. In the formation of opposite actions, the person tries to suppress his unwelcome and dangerous urge by repeating opposite religious thoughts or performing opposite actions again and again.

 If a woman is tempted to kill her husband, which she considers a sinful virtue, then she can always devote herself to the welfare of her husband in order to suppress this sinful virtue. That is, obsessive thoughts are created in him.

 Such reverse actions can also be formed against the sinful deeds committed in the past life. Individual spiritual thoughts may turn into compulsive actions for the purpose of repenting or forgetting suffering for what has been done. Or he may repeat a formal act of atonement. For example, a person suffering from washing mania tries to purify himself by repeatedly praying for hands and feet.

 Many times through any alternative thought or action the person tries to control his repressed anxiety, inferior instincts. In order to forget the anxieties of the past life or the present life, one can immediately engage oneself in some special pleasurable thought, or engage oneself in the activities of recreational hobbies. Such pleasurable thoughts or hobbies then turn into obsessive-compulsive disorder. Many important scientific discoveries, philanthropic activities, great literary works, etc. are thought to have been accomplished due to obsessive-compulsive disorder.

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Conversion of panic disorder to obsessive-compulsive disorder: Panic disorder can often be transformed into obsessive-compulsive disorder. For example, myosophobia can lead to obsessive compulsive disorder. In order to keep oneself germ-free, one can re-purify one's limbs or used items. Panic about the robber may force the person to check whether the door is closed again and again before going to bed.

 Feelings of uncertainty and apprehension about the future: In order to free oneself from the uncertain dangers of the future, one can often resort to irrational obsessive thoughts and compulsive actions. Human power is insignificant compared to nature. There is no guarantee that a person will be in danger as a result of a coincidence. How many rules and regulations can a person strictly follow to free himself from such future dangers and uncertainties? For example, if a person returns home as soon as he sees an ominous sign on the eve of the journey, he wants to remove the fear of uncertain ominous future. One wants to be sure of one's future by re-reading a religious statement or repeating a spiritual thought. Past learning has an important role to play in this. It is only through some formal action or thought that one can feel that one has escaped from danger in the past. These thoughts and actions of the fruit can turn into obsessive-compulsive disorder in his life.

 The real significance of such formal Cree Out thinking is not fully understood by the individual. The person is forced to repeat any action against his will just for the sake of temporary relief. Obsessive compulsive actions or thoughts become self-reinforcing because they have the power to alleviate anxiety. As a result, the person does not get a chance to actually observe the results of obsessive compulsive action or not thinking.

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Obsessive Compulsive Disorder Treatment

 Obsessive-compulsive disorder is a relatively complex disease and in many cases it is difficult to cure. The main purpose of treatment in this case is to reveal the repressed instincts and emotional feelings of the patient's subconscious mind and to analyze it thoroughly to the patient. Only when the person has an insight into the matter is he likely to recover. In many cases the patient needs to be re-taught emotionally. As a result of such re-learning, the patient will be able to change himself and take a new perspective. For the treatment of this disease, sedation therapy, psychoanalysis method and client-centered treatment method are effective. This disease can also be treated by applying behavioral treatment methods. The patient's anxiety can be gradually alleviated by applying desensitization technique and once the anxiety is alleviated the patient will not feel the need to take his unrealistic obsessive compulsive defense measures.