by September 4th, 2008. Filed under: predisposition to anxiety disorders.
Just a ::winged:: Video in which I speak about my personal experience with Tourette Syndrome, OCD Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, Panic Attacks, Anxiety Attacks, and more.
While all may be different, these are more than a half century of personal observations of said.
Peace~
Mistress Reba
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Causes Of OCD
The fact that OCD patients respond well to specific medications suggests the disorder has a neurobiological basis. For that reason, OCD is no longer attributed to attitudes a patient learned in childhood-for example, an inordinate emphasis on cleanliness, or a belief that certain thoughts are dangerous or unacceptable. Instead, the search for causes now focuses on the interaction of neurobiological factors and environmental influences. It is believed that people who develop OCD have a biological predisposition to react strongly to stress, that this reaction takes the form of intrusive, distressing thoughts, and that these thoughts lead to more anxiety and stress, eventually creating a vicious circle the person cannot escape without help.
Brain imaging studies using a technique called positron emission tomography (PET) have compared people with and without OCD. Several groups of investigators have obtained findings from PET scans suggesting that OCD patients have patterns of brain activity that differ from those of people without mental illness or with some other mental illness. Brain imaging studies of OCD showing abnormal neuro-chemical activity in regions known to play a role in certain neurological disorders suggest that these areas may be crucial in the origins of OCD. In addition, PET scans show that in patients with OCD, both behavioral therapy and medication produce changes in the caudate nucleus, a part of the brain. This is graphic evidence that both psychotherapy and medication affect the brain.
Persons with OCD use different brain circuitry in performing a cognitive task than people without the disorder.
Recent preliminary studies of the brain using magnetic resonance imaging showed that the subjects with obsessive-compulsive disorder had significantly less white matter than did normal control subjects, suggesting a widely distributed brain abnormality in OCD. Understanding the significance of this finding will be further explored by functional neuroimaging and neuropsychological studies.
Symptoms of OCD are seen in association with some other neurological disorders. There is an increased rate of OCD in people with Tourette’s syndrome, an illness characterized by involuntary movements and vocalizations. Investigators are currently studying the hypothesis that a genetic relationship exists between OCD and the tic disorders.
Other illnesses that may be linked to OCD are trichotillomania (the repeated urge to pull out scalp hair, eyelashes, eyebrows or other body hair), body dysmorphic disorder (excessive preoccupation with imaginary or exaggerated defects in appearance), and hypochondriasis (the fear of having–despite medical evaluation and reassurance–a serious disease).
Genetic studies of OCD and other related conditions may enable scientists to pinpoint the molecular basis of these disorders.
Other theories about the causes of OCD focus on the interaction between behavior and the environment and on beliefs and attitudes, as well as how information is processed. These behavioral and cognitive theories are not incompatible with biological explanations.
Source: NIMH
Duration : 0:7:31
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Filed under: predisposition to anxiety disorders
September 4th, 2008 at
it was all …
it was all worthwhile… i have a grin on my face and a sense of peace for the first time in months because of your vid. lmao, tlc
September 4th, 2008 at
i have tourettes …
i have tourettes but i didnt start ticing until i was 14 but i had really bad adhd and ocd before hand
September 4th, 2008 at
Part 3: I wish my …
Part 3: I wish my parents had never started me on meds. Psychiatrists are eager to put patients on meds and don’t know how to do behavior therapy (you need to see a separate therapist for that, and there are none near me, plus I don’t think they take Medicare), even though the two combined are supposed to be standard treatment for OCD.
Now, my life is shit. People think psychiatrists and psychologists know how to fix us and they think meds fix all our problems, but it’s all a charade.
September 4th, 2008 at
Part 2: I had a …
Part 2: I had a higher sex drive and was more creative without the meds. I had been off them before over the years, but it was always to switch to a new drug.
Like you said, the meds don’t do shit. Ok, Anafranil *did* wonderfully for me the first time I was on it…but it also had terrible side effects…and a physician wanted to wean me off of it. When my symptoms got worse, he increased the dosage again, but it stopped working as well after that.
I have a lot of anger and bitterness.
September 4th, 2008 at
Part 1: I have OCD …
Part 1: I have OCD and panic, and can’t live without the meds. I believe this to be *because* of the meds; there was a time when I could survive without them, but I think they’ve altered my brain so that I need them. I tried going off them completely (over a 2-year period, under the care of my shrink), and I barely lasted a month. I am barely functioning now because of my OCD. I don’t regret trying, though, because I learned some things, and it was worth trying, in any case.
September 4th, 2008 at
A friend of mine :: …
A friend of mine ::gifted:: me this book long ago and while it contained GREAT help regarding the relationship to panic & allergies far more of the type of Syndromes/Conditions I speak of here are far more complex in their presentations of symptoms.
While I would recommend the book in a heartbeat to people who suffer with GAD ::Generalized Anxiety Disorder:: I do not feel it would not be of great assistance to TS Sufferers nor we with OCD stemming from the Syndromes I have outlined.
Thanks Much
September 4th, 2008 at
Anyone have inner …
Anyone have inner ear problems/dizziness? Here’s a suggestion: Get the book “Phobia Free” by Harold N. Levinson. Get it used on amazon or from the library for I have no financial interest in Levinson’s work, just an emotional one. The book saved my life. Panic free for 16 years from a simple inner-ear medication called meclizine. Get your inner-ears checked, thoroughly. Write me on youtube, I’ll send links to 13 medical studies on pub-med showing link between panic/agor and inner ear problems.
September 4th, 2008 at
Off to bed now Z …
Off to bed now Z and I will expound further on this when I am back online.
To summarize though my take on it, genetic alteration, or selective genetics is a dangerous thing as often the syndromes that causes the “defects” also cause “geniuses” not saying I am a genius, yet my personal observations of this Syndrome has it’s rewards.
All one need do is look at the creativity that seems to yield to those who suffer with this genetic conflict.
Hey I did get it answered tonight
Peace~
Reba
September 4th, 2008 at
I am wondering …
I am wondering whether a the ‘creative’ gene is paired with the ’sybdrome causing’ gene or set of genes? Should we therefore genetically test everyone to ‘remove’ the ‘bad’ gene or genes from the species? I guess that would depend on the severity, but I think genetic human engineering is a dangerous road to go down!