Pt 1. Bipolar Disorder and OCD Symptoms

 

Bipolar Disorder and OCD  (Obsessive Compulsive Disorder) Symptoms

1. Almost all people with bipolar disorder have anxiety symptoms.

2. OCD is a form of anxiety.

3. Thus, it's very common for people with bipolar disorder to have OCD symptoms!

Here's a definition of OCD:

Obsessions: Repetitive, unwelcome and intrusive thoughts, images, or impulses that are inappropriate and cause distress.

Compulsions:  Any behaviors that alleviate (or seemingly alleviate) the obsessions.   Hand washing: (It's dirty in here. There are bugs. There are germs everywhere!). Checking the phone: (Has he called. Is she thinking of me? Is there a text? What does this text mean?) Counting and putting things in a row: (If I arrange these,  the thoughts will calm down.  It's so messy in here. I can't think! Things need to be arranged!) Checking items such as a wallet. (Is my wallet here? Did someone steal it? Is it here?)

Disorder: An illness.

I get OCD when I'm in stressful situations. It rarely arrives on its own.

Bipolar OCD symptoms affect a person's ability to work when they get bad. And… they can wreck relationships if the person who's obsessing about a person acts on the obsessions instead of dealing with them as part of an illness- which they are!

Julie

PS: Pt 2 is below

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