obessive-compulsive disorder

Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, OCD, is an anxiety disorder and is characterized by recurrent, unwanted thoughts (obsessions) and/or repetitive behaviors (compulsions). Repetitive behaviors such as handwashing, counting, checking, or cleaning are often performed with the hope of preventing obsessive thoughts or making them go away. Performing these so-called "rituals," however, provides only temporary relief, and not performing them markedly increases anxiety.

 

OCD is the fourth most common mental disorder and is often misdiagnosed. In the United States, one in 50 adults has OCD. The phrase "obsessive-compulsive" has become part of the English lexicon, and is often used in an informal or caricatured manner to describe someone who is meticulous, perfectionistic, absorbed in a cause, or otherwise fixated on something or someone. Although these signs are often present in OCD, a person who exhibits them does not necessarily have OCD, and may instead have obsessive–compulsive personality disorder (OCPD), an autism spectrum disorder or some other condition.

 

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This one really means alot to me personally. My mom has OCD. I think really it goes back to the fact that she has Romberg's disease. One of the effects of this is a noticable disfiguration of the face. I think the mental aspect of the OCD goes back to the need of "perfection" so to say in her life. Not only is she a perfectionist, but if her environment is out of order she has kind of panic attacks and her personality is totally crazy all over the place until its fixed.

 

This picture mainly just focouses on the need for perfection. Facial in this case, which means alot to me as i already said.This is such a crap edit im sorry. :( it scares me to be perfectly honest.

 

edit: i replaced this in an attempt to get rid of the horrid red-eyes i had here. i edied it on the laptop so it looked different there i guess =/

i still look sickly from the thumbnail :(

Done