Obsessed MeaningWe all are very familiar with the word obsessed. But often people are confused about the obsession that they should consider it as a good feeling or a negative feeling or what does it mean? Obsession is considered as a negative feeling as the excess of anything isn't good. Sometimes it can lead you to mental illness or depression. Obsession is when we can't stop thinking about something or think about something at an extreme level. For example, you were cleaning your garden and at that time, you found a big pile of stones inside your dog's house. After doing research for some time, you come to know that your dog is collecting the stone for several days, and he almost stole stones from your neighbor's home. So we can say that your dog is obsessed with the stone. What is the obsession?Obsession is a feeling when someone can't divert their mind from something, can't focus on other things. Obsession can be an injurious feeling because when someone is obsessed with something, they lose control over themselves. The only thing they are aware of is to get that thing what they are obsessed with, which can harm the person or can make him harm others in many cases. If we talk in English grammar, obsession is an adjective that means "very interested" It was originated from "obsessus" a word of Latin Language that means "besieged"; so according to this the obsession is when your mind is "besieged" by thoughts of something that make you out of control. Definitions for obsession
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What is OCD?OCD is the short form for "obsessive-compulsive disorder". OCD is when someone is suffering from extreme obsession toward something that can harm someone or himself and need medical help. What are the main types of obsession?Many people near us are suffering from OCD in which obsession may have many types, but if we talk about psychologist's point of view, most dangerous obsessions may be of the following main types: i) ContaminationContamination is when someone has fear of germs, bacteria, disease, radiation, urine, feces, dirt, soil, and other dirty kinds of stuff. These people always want everything clean and can be dangerous for others and themselves too. Contamination obsession can lead to excessive cleaning, washing being super careful, and being extra hygienic when someone else does something for them such as cooking, cleaning, dusting, etc. These people can ignore social interactions or social gatherings because of dust and don't prefer cooking and work from other's hands. Normally Contamination isn't that harmful to others but sometimes people can harm others because of their OCD and fear of unhygienic behavior. ii) The fear of losing control or harmA huge number of populations are suffering from the fear of how their action may influence or harm others. When someone has fear of harming someone or even sometimes themselves too, they have fear of images of violence or horrific images in one's mind or committing any crime. Sometimes, few people may have fear of being responsible for something or harming someone and can live in guilt for years, when these fear come in an excessive phase they may be actually harmful or dangerous and can lead a person to seek medical help. People with this OCD are always careful about things and reassure about every safety. These people always check if they closed the gas knobs, locks, hair strengtheners, candles, etc, and always be careful while using things to make sure that they don't harm someone. iii) PerfectionismThe people with an obsession with perfectionism are the ones who want everything to be perfect. They may be obsessed with cleanness, correctness, neatness, tidiness, etc. The people who want everything perfect and are obsessed with neatness may have stress or anxiety of not having something exactly the way they want it to be. These people are so obsessed with perfection that they almost do everything by themselves as they want everything to be remembered. Normally, it does not need any kind of medical help or is okay to want something perfect but if someone is too much obsessed with it, it may need medical help. iv) RelationalIn this kind of obsession, there is the highest chance of harming others. It is the most common type of obsession and the people suffering from Relational obsession are the ones who have crossed the limit of loving someone. In normal lives, everyone loves someone but when the love or affection toward someone (it does not have to be only romantically but can be of any relation or anyone) increases so much that it leads to the excessive fear of losing them, it is an OCD. This for sure can lead to mental illness or can make harm themselves or the person they are obsessed with. This is why this is a risky or unpleasant situation and needs to be controlled immediately. v) Intrusive thoughtsIn this type of obsession, the stressful thoughts repeat inside the head again and again. The people suffering from this kind of obsession may have magical thoughts, which do not really exist in real life or make any logical sense, in most cases people are suffering from sexual or violent thoughts, and choosing medical help is the best choice for these people. Anyhow suffering from your own thoughts can be far more dangerous and stressful than any other thing and can't be understood by others. The symptoms of OCDWhen a person is suffering from any OCD, they can be identified with the following symptoms;
Causes of OCDThe main cause of the obsessive-compulsive disorder cannot be understood by professionals but it can be occurred due to these main factors in few cases;
Complications due to Obsession Compulsive DisorderThe OCDs aren't only harmful to the person but also for the people nearby him or his family. OCD may have so many complications; a few of them are as follows;
ConclusionsHaving an obsession, with something isn't that abnormal until it doesn't turn into any OCD. But if you have any kind of OCD, the only way to cure it is to seek medical help as soon as you can else it can create problems in your life. It is not such a big problem if you have an obsession but at the starting point, it's better to control it at this point.
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