OCD Checkers

Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) has on many occasions ruined peoples’ lives by destroying relationships as well as putting them out of employment. Consequently, we should be prepared and strive to control it so that the lives of our beloved ones can be spared.

There is no single method prescribed in the management of obsessive-compulsive disorder because there are many types of OCD and each type manifests itself in its own style. It is therefore important that each type is managed differently and the approach to its treatment be prescribed by qualified personnel.

We should ensure that OCD checkers are identified early enough, to ensure that the anxiety arising what they fear has been dealt with before it rears its ugly head.

The patient is always in a state of doubt about a particular task that is why OCD checkers keep going back to the same thing, which sometimes can be annoying and demoralizing. In extreme cases the sufferer ends up spending the whole day attending to the compulsions at the expense of what is expected of him at his place of work.

There are extreme obsessive-compulsive disorders which can be time wasting for instance where one is always on the lookout lest he offend other people. If this person is in a position where communication with his superiors and subjects is through writing emails and memos, he may be trapped as each and every mail and memo he writes has to be checked again and again just to ensure that he does not use offensive language or words. This activity is time consuming and tiring for he has to re-read and re-write the mail or the memo again and again which puts him in bondage. These actions may have a tall effect on the OCD checker, he starts experiencing severe headaches and sometime he finds it difficult to sleep.

The right medication for this compulsive checkers is a must if progress is to be made in arresting these situations. The patient must only use medication that has been prescribed for him by a medical expert. There should be no sharing of drugs since every disorder can only be managed by specified drugs. We should ensure that the patient understands the importance of adhering to the doctors’ instructions and do everything possible to help him.

The compulsive checkers must be counseled and advised on the importance of seeking medical help. He should be told that there are many other people outside that are suffering from the same and are on medication.