Anxiety and OCD Obsessive Compulsive Disorders
Approximately 2 percent of the population develop OCD. OCD( Obsessive Compulsive Disorder) is an anxiety disorder in which an individual experiences either obsessions or compulsions or both that interfere with life. Obsessions are persistent thoughts or impulses that overwhelm your thoughts and cause stress in your life.
Compulsions are behaviors we repeat in an effort to reduce anxiety in our lives.OCD can develop in childhood, but most often develops in adolescence or as a young adult
Compulsions are behaviors we repeat in an effort to reduce anxiety in our lives.OCD can develop in childhood, but most often develops in adolescence or as a young adult
Labels: Anxiety, anxiety and OCD, Children Mental Health, Teenage Girls Adolescence
posted by David Abrams at
6:25 PM
1 Comments:
As a parent of a 9yr old boy who suffers from anxiety and obsessive thoughts, i have to wonder if early intervention can offset his need for medication in the future. As an adult who suffered from anxiety and obsessive thoughts as a child, I have to wonder if my life today would be different had the disorder been addressed early on. From an educational perspective, repetition essentially makes memory paths. I would imagine that addressing this unproductive thought process early on could make a positive change in the pattern of thinking; at the very least put the breaks on any progression of negative thoughts and fears. I look forward to my son's positive journey.
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