Leading to anxiety or depression, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder affects 2 million Americans. 1/3 of adults with OCD had developed symptoms as a child and seems to affect just as many men as women. Statistics show that it can be genetic or can also begin in childhood, the teen years or early adulthood. Learn How Panic Away can CURE your anxiety attacks.
Unwanted obsessive thoughts or fears that lead a person to perform repetitive behaviours is a type of anxiety disorder called Obsessive Compulsive Disorder or OCD.
I had a friend over for dinner the other night and she told me she has been aware of her OCD since the 8th grade. Her behaviour consists of always having things perfectly neat and lined up, when her friends come over and move anything in her room out of her symmetrical alignment it triggers her anxiety and she immediately feels stricken with panic, this had led her to finally talk to each of her friends individually expressing how she feels and her OCD. Her friends are very supportive and are happy that she has told them all about her OCD and anxiety. At first she scared to say anything, but after she did bring it out in the open she felt a huge sense of relief and appreciated her friends support. But she wants to learn how to get OVER it!
Symptoms of OCD:
- Needing things to be orderly and symmetrical, aligning them in a certain way that feels “perfect“.
- Constantly cleaning your house even when it`s not dirty
- Fear of dirt or germs
- Counting, ritualistic behaviours or patterns that you feel compelled to do and can`t seem to stop doing.
- Driving around the block several times to make sure no one has been run over
- Repeating certain phrases
- Obsessive about weight, constantly weighing yourself several times a day
- Picking at your skin
- Frequent hand washing, fear of being contaminated
- Fear of appliances left on or door not being locked so you check over and over and over
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder and anxiety are definitely linked. Obsessive Compulsive disorder can take over your life leaving you feel smothered and unable to stop obsessing.
OCD can interfere with a person’s life taking up to hours a day to perform rituals or behaviors, the person can usually recognize that the behaviours don’t make sense but are unable to stop.
Get control of your anxiety and STOP if for good, take control of your life again and don’t let the obsessive thoughts harass you anymore. The Panic Away program will help you to recover from anxiety attacks and the results will last a LIFETIME!