Is this OCD or just plain anxiety? ?!
Question: Is this OCD or just plain anxiety.? .?
I have had a pretty tough life and due to this, I have had many stress and anxiety disorders and depression. I mainly just have stress & anxiety problems now, but I also am very obsessive. I wash my hands obsessively, probably more than 50 times a day. I also chew tissues (sounds weird, but when I am nervous, I need to chew something). Are these OCD, or just anxiety issues, or both.?
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it may be the depression manifesting itself in this way however you need some help ,are you on medication.? ,because some antidepressants also work on panic attacks anxiety and ocd type symptoms, depression is the worse thing in the world and my heart goes out to you ,it also might be post traumatic stress, i always get huge levels of anxiety after i have emergency treatment[sometimes lifesaving ] at the hospital, and i find it weird that its always after never during ,stress manifests itself in strange and often very physical ways for me its palpitations, insomnia, panic ,sweats and aching, very strange, have you suffered something traumatic you are trying to block.?i hope you get some help and feel better soon ,all my love xxxHealth Question & Answer
Negative emotions (like sadness, stress, anger, etc.) causes your Serotonin production to be low; when your Serotonin level is low, you are more prone to getting Anxiety, Panic Attacks, Depression, etc.
Medication like Antidepressants (SSRI - Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor) helps to boost Serotonin level.
But there are natural ways to do it without medication. There's this strange herb called "St John's Wort" - it is said to be more effective than Prozac. No, it is not for mild depression only and ignore those sayings. In fact, it does help anxiety and panic-attacks as St John's Wort works like prozac. Other natural ways will be exercise, diet, more exposure to light, etc.
The problem is that, even if your Serotonin is balanced... you have that "learned behavior" in your mind. You need to break that initial cycle to destroy that learned behavior - Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT) does this. A technique that you can use without CBT will be Distraction... There are several other techniques to help cope them!
Ok, to use Distraction: Firstly, try to....
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Medication like Antidepressants (SSRI - Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor) helps to boost Serotonin level.
But there are natural ways to do it without medication. There's this strange herb called "St John's Wort" - it is said to be more effective than Prozac. No, it is not for mild depression only and ignore those sayings. In fact, it does help anxiety and panic-attacks as St John's Wort works like prozac. Other natural ways will be exercise, diet, more exposure to light, etc.
The problem is that, even if your Serotonin is balanced... you have that "learned behavior" in your mind. You need to break that initial cycle to destroy that learned behavior - Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT) does this. A technique that you can use without CBT will be Distraction... There are several other techniques to help cope them!
Ok, to use Distraction: Firstly, try to....
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i think it sounds like a bit of both the washing hands is definately OCD but the need to chew is more anxiety...
my father in law has OCD really bad but he went and seen a doctor and they give you a lot of ways to help yourself out of it... maybe you could try that.Health Question & Answer
my father in law has OCD really bad but he went and seen a doctor and they give you a lot of ways to help yourself out of it... maybe you could try that.Health Question & Answer
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