Overcoming the Great Difficulties That Come With It - Loving Someone With OCD

By Veronica Carrillo

Are you having a hard time loving someone with OCD? Obsessive Compulsive Disorder can affect different kinds of people in numerous ways, but you don't have to be the one who's experiencing the problem directly to have difficulties of your own with it. When someone you care about shows signs of unusual behavior, it can frequently lead to causing trouble within the relationship. Most times this can get worse since no one actually understands what is happening.

Bad thoughts have an easier time manifesting in our minds while something we care about appears to be off. We become fearful that the trouble has something to do with ourselves, or even begin to have wrong ideas about the other person. You may question whether or not their actions are made with the point of annoying you, to make a plain statement, or any amount of other reasons. If you wish to know for sure what is happening, and to save your relationship before it becomes worse, you ought to do both of you a favor and simply chat.

One of the most noticeable problem and almost everyone has this involves forgetting names. This is to say the recent memories are affected however, it is surprising to note that short-term and remote memories are not usually affected. Proof that with aging the brain stores information differently. Also age-related decline of memory does not indicate lessened intelligence or inability to learn. The brain simply needs more time to process new information. Aging itself does not cause memory loss except in cases where there is a disease characterized by decline in brain function. Other causes of memory decline are psychological problems, head trauma, side effects of certain medications, substance abuse, and some infections.

No matter how absurd these feelings may sound to you, they are real, and caused by thoughts and fears that need to be addressed. You may find that the person feels a need to perform rituals, or takes up strange habits when doing something simple that you do normally. Loving someone with OCD can be a challenge, but you can be a big help in their efforts to defeat the problem, through caring and support. There are treatments out there that you should discuss together, and find out which is right for that person.

o Inability to handle finances or finish simple tasks. o Asking the same questions over and over. o Disorientation regarding time, people, places, or events. o Confusion in getting to a place you frequent such as the office. o Problems and difficulties in making even simple decisions. o Unable to follow simple directions like cooking a new recipe. o Forgetting how to do things you have done a gazillion times. o Repetition words or phrases in the same conversation. o Not paying attention to personal hygiene. o Constant irritability and incontinence.

The ultimate goal of bipolar treatment is to prevent or decrease both the frequency and intensity of depressive and manic episodes. It is an on-going process, but with proper treatment plans and medications, it is possible for the most severe bipolar patients to lead a fulfilling, healthy life. - 30309

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