What are the symptoms and manifestations of obsessive-compulsive disorder?

Obsessive-compulsive disorder is also a disease that seriously affects people's lives. Patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder often feel that they have not done their things well, have compulsive intentions or actions, and often pursue perfection excessively.

I always doubt that I haven't done things well.

The patient always wonders if he has not done something well, such as whether he has written his name after the exam, whether he has turned off the gas before going out, and whether he has forgotten to bring anything when traveling. Sometimes patients will repeatedly doubt themselves and check things over and over again, which not only wastes time but also delays other work.

Compulsive thoughts and actions

Patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder often exhibit compulsive intentions and actions. Patients are often entangled in an intention that is contrary to their current wishes. They know that it is unreasonable and unnecessary, but they cannot get rid of it. This is a compulsive intention. For example, when a mother is standing on the balcony holding her child and someone appears to be about to throw the child off the building, and the patient's hands or body touches a stranger or something used by a stranger, she cannot control herself from washing her hands and whole body. This is compulsive washing.

Striving for perfection

If we summarize the symptoms of perfectionism, the most typical one is the pursuit of perfection. Patients often want to achieve a perfect state of their desires. While fulfilling their desires, they absolutely cannot tolerate the slightest mental and physical abnormalities. They have a compulsive desire for perfection in their hearts, and are even very dissatisfied with their inner character tendencies such as anxiety and nervousness.

Think hard

The patient thinks about a certain thing or question for a long time, such as "Why are the leaves of trees green?", "Where do people come from?", "Why is the sky blue?"

wait. Sometimes patients know that such thinking is meaningless, but they cannot control themselves from thinking about it.

Compulsive buying

It is a group of clinical symptoms, which refers to an uncontrollable sense of need, and the tension can only be relieved by shopping. About 91.7% of people have tried to resist the desire to shop but failed. Shopping time is about 1 to 5

hours, and 95.8% of people feel relaxed and satisfied after shopping. Although this has not yet been listed as a symptom of obsessive-compulsive disorder, it brings many problems to society, personal economy and interpersonal relationships.