Ocd

[Zia_khan]

I want to know that how long ocd last

[Zia_khan]

May be years

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It honestly depends on how severe the OCD is. I wish you luck, you're not alone (:

[Garden144]

Is a life long struggle. However, with therapyand support yoh can find your way out, or a way to cope and manage it. My advise is seek help. Best of lucks!!

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OCD is a mental disorder it doesn't go away on its own. It requires a dx & treatment , meds & cognitive therapy, helping you to unlearn healthy compulsions behaviors & relearn new behaviors . OCD is thought to have a genetic component, so if some near or distant relatives have it your chances are much higher. Stress also exacerbates it. Brain scans show the difference of brains afflicted with OCD the frontal lobes are lit up. Treatment is the only option in being able to learn to make peace with this, I don't know if it can be cured, but with meds & therapy it can become something you can live with & your quality of life rituals, abnormal obsessive thoughts can be greatly diminished. There are mental health groups in every major city that are sometimes no cost or low cost or take insurances. There is help for this disease.

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Mental illness unfortunately carries unnecessary stigmas & as a person getting her LCSW it is very unfortunate we wouldn't blame a person for a sickness they never asked for or couldn't control, mental illness is the same, no one asks for it , it is genetic, or some severe long term abuse, neglect or trauma triggers it. We have to think of the quality of our own lives we have to live with ourselves everyday, we need to be proactive in our own care. Self care is key. Best of luck.