{"id":3250,"date":"2024-05-14T12:13:00","date_gmt":"2024-05-14T18:13:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/proliberation.com\/underthesun\/?p=3250"},"modified":"2026-01-12T13:01:16","modified_gmt":"2026-01-12T20:01:16","slug":"obsessive-compulsive-disorders","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/proliberation.com\/underthesun\/obsessive-compulsive-disorders\/","title":{"rendered":"Obsessive-Compulsive Disorders"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is a mental health condition characterized by persistent, unwanted thoughts (obsessions) and repetitive behaviors (compulsions). Here are some types of OCD:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. Contamination OCD<\/strong>: Fear of germs, dirt, or illness. Compulsions often include excessive cleaning, washing, or avoiding perceived sources of contamination.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. Checkers<\/strong>: Obsessions involve doubts about safety (e.g., whether doors are locked or appliances are turned off). Compulsions involve repeatedly checking to ensure things are safe or secure.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. Symmetry and Ordering<\/strong>: Obsessions center around things being symmetrical, orderly, or “just right.” Compulsions include arranging and rearranging items to achieve a specific order or symmetry.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  4. Hoarding<\/strong>: Difficulty discarding items, regardless of value, because of perceived need to save them or distress associated with disposing of them.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  5. Ruminations\/Intrusive Thoughts<\/strong>: Involves repetitive, intrusive thoughts that can be violent, sexual, or morally repugnant. Compulsions may include mental rituals or seeking reassurance.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  6. Counting and Repeating<\/strong>: The need to perform actions a certain number of times or in a specific pattern in order to feel “safe” or to prevent something bad from happening.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  7. Health-Related OCD (Hypochondriasis)<\/strong>: Obsessions about having a serious illness despite medical reassurance. Compulsions include repeatedly seeking medical tests or avoiding medical care.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    Each person’s experience with OCD can vary widely, and treatment often includes a combination of therapy (like Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, particularly Exposure and Response Prevention) and medication. If you or someone you know is struggling with OCD, it’s important to seek help from a mental health professional.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is a mental health condition characterized by persistent, unwanted thoughts (obsessions) and repetitive behaviors (compulsions). Here are some types of OCD: Each person’s experience with OCD can vary widely, and treatment often includes a combination of therapy (like Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, particularly Exposure and Response Prevention) and medication. If you or someone […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":3259,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[18],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-3250","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-health"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/proliberation.com\/underthesun\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3250","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/proliberation.com\/underthesun\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/proliberation.com\/underthesun\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/proliberation.com\/underthesun\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/proliberation.com\/underthesun\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3250"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/proliberation.com\/underthesun\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3250\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3252,"href":"https:\/\/proliberation.com\/underthesun\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3250\/revisions\/3252"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/proliberation.com\/underthesun\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3259"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/proliberation.com\/underthesun\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3250"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/proliberation.com\/underthesun\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3250"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/proliberation.com\/underthesun\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3250"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}