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OCD
Obsessive-Compulsive
Disorder
A Collection of
Articles, Notes and References
Reference Chapter 1
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Branigin,
William. (
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A40846-2002Nov11.html
Devout
Catholics show symptoms of compulsive disorder. (
http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_597876.html?menu=
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Branigin,
William. (
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A40846-2002Nov11.html
A
World of Endless Ritual, Paralyzing Anxiety
By
William Branigin
Tuesday,
The
air in Martha Miner's one-bedroom apartment is thick with Lysol. The chemicals
catch in the back of the throat as you step into the living room, past the
plastic bags filled with her clothing, laundry and trash.
Boxes
and bags in the dining area overflow with legal papers, junk mail, old
newspapers and her deceased mother's possessions. A table against the wall is
covered with magazines in neat stacks. Miner says she is unable to put them
away, or even go through them to throw some out.
The
47-year-old
Hers
is a world wrapped in anxiety. She fears coming into contact with germs and being in crowded places.
She obsesses over getting rid of something she might need and feels compelled
to perform certain rituals before leaving home.
"Sometimes
I can't even open the door to go out," said Miner, a slight woman with
reddish-brown hair and round glasses. "I don't know why. Maybe it's the
fear of going out into the open."
Now
she faces a new struggle as she tries to get help. She was fired from her job
as a legal secretary recently because of problems related to her condition. As
a result, she lost her health insurance. Locally, community mental health
programs are being cut back sharply, have long waiting lists and lack
specialized help for OCD patients anyway, advocates say. Miner is applying for
federal disability benefits, but she fears being turned down because of a lack of understanding about her illness.
"I'm
worried that the people making the decisions
are not really educated about OCD," she
said.
Her
disorder is one of the most common mental illnesses -- afflicting up to 3 percent
of the
"Many people have obsessive-compulsive behaviors that
don't interfere with their lives and might even help them in their work," said Richard C. Baither, a psychologist who
treats OCD patients in
One
of the worst cases he has seen was that of a man who collected 10 years' worth
of his stools in jars in his Fairfax house because he feared that flushing them
would contaminate other people.
Fear
of harming others is a common obsession among people known as
"checkers," OCD sufferers who, for example, repeatedly drive around
the block or stop and check under their cars to make sure they haven't run over
someone. Others
with the disorder include "hoarders," who collect things
compulsively; "orderers," who might spend hours arranging their
belongings; "counters,"
who are obsessed with certain numbers or with counting everything; and "washers,"
who endlessly wash and rinse their hands.
OCD
is believed to be caused by a chemical imbalance that short-circuits
information processing in the brain and has been described as a case of
"mental hiccups" that won't go away.
The condition, which may be hereditary, is related to "tic disorders" such as
Tourette's syndrome, but is distinct from psychotic illnesses such as
schizophrenia.
Unlike
those with delusional mental illnesses, people
with OCD are generally aware of their condition,
although they may be unable to do anything about it. Antidepressant drugs can mitigate some
obsessive-compulsive behaviors but usually do not eliminate them.
Even
if Miner could get into a local mental health program, "it's very hard to find therapy that's specific to
that disorder," said Diane Yolton,
secretary of the
In
addition to her fear of germs and her compulsive hand-washing, Miner is plagued
by an obsessive need to arrange her
belongings before leaving home, which made her chronically late for work. Since losing her job as a legal secretary at a
Medication
she began taking in April "takes the edge off" some of her symptoms,
but it makes her sleepy, contributing to her problems at work, she said.
At
home, simple tasks are an ordeal. She could put some of her belongings in a
storage area in her apartment complex, she said, but doesn't feel the area is
clean enough. She has to clean the building's washing machines and spray them
with disinfectant before using them. She relies on a friend to take out the
trash.
Her
various fears are "all connected," Miner said. "It's
an invisible, powerful thing."
The
disorder contributed to the breakup of her marriage in 1988, leaving her alone to raise a son who is now 23.
But her toughest setback came in 1994 when she lost custody of a daughter by
another relationship. She had put the girl in foster care during a particularly
difficult bout with her disorder. A court battle ensued when Miner tried to get
her daughter back, and a
"She
turned 10 in September of this year," Miner said of her daughter. "I
think she has been adopted."
The
loss is a source of endless sorrow -- but one that Miner chooses not to forget.
On the door of her refrigerator, whose contents she arranges obsessively so
that nothing touches, is a picture of the girl when she was about 2.
In
Miner's bedroom, a few feet from her bed, stands an empty white crib.
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Points.
obsessive-compulsive
disorder, or OCD, a mental illness
obsessive-compulsive behaviors
Thoughts
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Reference
Devout
Catholics show symptoms of compulsive disorder. (
http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_597876.html?menu=
Ananova:
Devout
Catholics show symptoms of compulsive disorder
A new
study claims devout Catholics are more likely to show symptoms of
obsessive-compulsive disorder.
It
compared nuns and priests with committed lay Catholics and others with
virtually no religious involvement.
Volunteers
were asked to list symptoms like intrusive mental images and worries.
Researchers
from the
But
they admit the study doesn't prove religious devotion in early life causes
symptoms of obsessive-compulsive disorder.
Claudio
Sica and his team say it's equally likely people with those character traits
feel more drawn to religion and devote
themselves to God.
Patients
with OCD can become convinced that everything
around them is dirty. In extreme cases,
sufferers spend up to eight hours a day cleaning.
The
results of the Italian study support the
theory that a God-fearing upbringing may contribute to obsessive-compulsive
disorder.
Lynne
Drummond, a psychiatrist at St George's Hospital, London, says many OCD
patients say they had a strict upbringing
where actions were either right or wrong.
Other
theories on possible causes include a link to genes, head injuries and
emotional trauma. The results of the Italian study are reported in New
Scientist.
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Personal
Review
The Oneness. The One God. All One. Any religious practice, when it goes beyond a certain level, you come across this “natural” attitude. Naturally it calls for more solitude and seclusion with less dealing with others. More spiritual practice. Advanced lamas, monks, priests are always “locked up” within monasteries or places of worship, where their physical movement is restricted to within the walls of the inner temple, where public access is less. From one side of the logic pendulum, it is to further their spirituality. Concentrated environment. From the other side, reduce destructive harm to the outer environment. The tendency to “nullify” is more in such people. From the article on Father Sudac,
People with "special gifts" need to be "kept in
line," lest they "fall prey to distraction." This was very
important…
(Reference: Jacobson, Mark. (
The more one deals with outer environment, the more distraction, the more diluted the personal environment, less concentration.
The less one deals with outer environment, the less distraction, the less diluted the personal environment, more concentration.
If you ponder over this purity factor that comes as it is from excessive devotion, a clue to the concept of the ancient Indian tradition of “untouchability” opens up.
An excessively devout celibate.
Slowly the level of devotion spreads to others.
Many become celibates and cultivate excessive devotion to the Lord.
Anything outside the group becomes “dirty”.
The group becomes a whole class of orthodox “priests”, celibates on the path of the Lord.
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“Thou belongest to That Which Is Undying, and not merely to time alone,” murmured the Sphinx, breaking its muteness at
last. “Thou
art eternal,
and not merely
of the vanishing flesh. The soul in man cannot be
killed, cannot die. It waits, shroud-wrapped,
in thy heart,
as I waited,
sand-wrapped, in thy world. Know
thyself, O
mortal! For there is One within
thee, as in
all men, that comes and stands at the bar and bears witness that there IS a God!”
(Reference: Brunton, Paul. (1962) A Search in Secret
Amen