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Resources Beyond OCD http://www.beyondocd.org/ college/ International OCD Foundation http://www.ocfoundation.org/ Online Support Groups http://health.groups.yahoo.com/ group/OCDSupportGroups/ links Awareness Foundation for OCD http://www.afocd.org/ LSSU Counseling Services A Resource for Students Lake Superior State University 623 W. Easterday Ave. Monday—Friday 8:00 a.m.—4:30 p.m. 906-635-2752 Visit our website: www.lssu.edu/counseling We embrace diversity and promote acceptance and respect of all LSSU students. LSSU Counseling Services A Resource for Students What is OCD? Common obsessions and compulsions Obsessions Fear of germs or contamination Aggressive or horrific impulses Having things orderly or symmetrical Sexual images or thoughts Thoughts that you've hurt someone in a traffic accident Images of hurting your child Obsessive-compulsive disorder is an anxiety disorder in which people have unwanted and repeated thoughts, feelings, ideas, sensations (obsessions), or behaviors that make them feel driven to do something (compulsions). Often the person carries out the behaviors to get rid of the obsessive thoughts, but this only provides temporary relief. Not performing the obsessive rituals can cause great anxiety. Who gets OCD? People from all walks of life can get OCD. It strikes people of all social and ethnic groups and both males and females. Symptoms typically begin during childhood, the teenage years or young adulthood. The sudden appearance of OCD symptoms later in life merits a thorough medical evaluation to ensure that another illness is not the cause of these symptoms. Factors that may increase the risk of developing or triggering obsessive-compulsive disorder include: Family history. Having parents or other family members with the disorder can increase your risk of developing OCD. Stressful life events. If you tend to react strongly to stress, your risk may increase. This reaction may, for some reason, trigger the intrusive thoughts, rituals and emotional distress characteristic of obsessive-compulsive disorder. Compulsions Fear of being contaminated causing you to repeatedly wash your hands or sanitize your home Repeatedly locking your door for fear it is unlocked Intense stress when objects aren't orderly or facing the right way Impulses to shout obscenities in inappropriate situations Avoidance of situations that can trigger obsessions, such as shaking hands Replaying pornographic images in your mind When to get help There's a difference between being a perfectionist and having obsessive-compulsive disorder. Perhaps you keep the floors in your house so clean that you could eat off them. Or you like your knickknacks arranged just so. That doesn't necessarily mean that you have obsessive-compulsive disorder. Obsessive-compulsive disorder can be so severe and time-consuming that it literally becomes disabling. You may be able to do little else but spend time on your obsessions and compulsions — washing your hands for hours each day, for instance. With OCD, you may have a low quality of life because the condition rules most of your days. You may be very distressed, but you seem powerless to stop your urges. Most adults can recognize that their obsessions and compulsions don't make sense. If your obsessions and compulsions are affecting your life, see your doctor or mental health provider. People with OCD may be ashamed and embarrassed about the condition. But even if your rituals are deeply ingrained, treatment can help.