Let’s just take an example as follows,
Michel is a young man of around 30 years of age. He led a strange lifestyle. He had many unique ideas, thoughts, opinions, habits and behaviours and all of them had a strong impact on all aspects of his life.
Therefore, Michel had a life with unusual habits unique to him. No matter how much treatment he received for this, he had not been able to change much. According to the applied psychologist, Michel had OCD. OCD stands for Obsessive Compulsive Disorder.
There are many people suffering from these conditions in today’s society. There are many mental states that can be seen in such people. Let’s find out what they are.
Thinking that only what they think is right is what they understand
Their special characteristic is that they think that only what they understand is correct, and they are unable or unwilling to change the way of life they are used to. This is due to the acute mental stress conditions in their minds.
This stress is different and unnatural. Also, if he doesn’t do something at that particular time, he will be blamed for it, his loved ones will have some trouble or he won’t be able to do anything, etc. Many thoughts arise.
Unable to bear the mental pressure that arises in the mind with these thoughts, various unnatural actions are performed. Even if he does not understand them, those who observe around him can clearly understand them.
Here various thoughts flow into the mind and they are very unnatural. As some patients say, these thoughts flow into the mind without control.
Unlimited performance of various actions
They do hand washing, foot washing, bathing, cleaning etc. And they are tempted to do them continuously because even if they do those actions continuously, they do not get satisfaction from it. Also, certain thoughts that come to the mind (dirt on the hands, fear of germs entering, fear) can also affect this.
This can cause unnecessary mental fatigue, pressure and fear in the mind. Not only that, but this also has a severe impact on the person’s life.
However, among these incidents, it can be identified that the cleanliness of the hands is considered more common than the cleanliness of other parts of the body.
Keeping things like the table in the home in the same way
Here, if they are changed in any way, the mental stress caused by it will be removed after restoring them again. This is a great trouble not only to the concerned persons but also to others.
Lack of confidence in completing something
This condition is common. Therefore, those people continuously check their actions, touch them, and look at them from time to time. Examples include repeatedly turning around when a door is closed or checking it repeatedly.
However, this is due to a lack of confidence in his work and a misplaced fear of his work. Due to this, they spend a lot of time under stress.
Not doing any work on time and wasting time
When some people want to do some work, they spend their time thinking various thoughts or searching about it unnecessarily. The reason for this is stress. They relieve their stress by imagining different thoughts.
Being unable to perform any work properly due to this habit causes various problems in life. And it is very difficult for them to change what is in their heart and what they have decided. Having a monotonous lifestyle of the same pattern, they are unable to manage mental stress. And such people are very afraid of going to certain places. He avoids those places because he is afraid that if he goes there, he will get various diseases and problems.
Treatment
Physiological and psychiatric treatments are available for them. And medically there are pharmaceutical treatments. However, those suffering from this condition can undergo psychological evaluation and analysis and can be treated without medication.
Also, even if you take medication, correcting mental behaviour using the same treatment methods, mental stress management, thought control, removing thoughts, calming the mind, personality development, attitude change, thinking realistically, and correcting physical behaviour can achieve very successful results.