Obsessive−compulsive disorder (OCD): Adults, Children, Causes, Symptoms, Treatment (I am a child/teenager with OCD)

If you are looking for a treatment for ocd in adults, teens, children etc, try meditating. Practice meditation regularly and your life with OCD will become much easier. Mindfulness meditation is the best for you and you can read more about it here.

If you have any of the obsessive compulsive disorder symptoms and you want to overcome this disorder, work out as much as possible. It is useful not only to your physical health, but the mental health as well. It can be jogging, yoga, gym or anything else. Choose the types of exercise you like and practice them regularly.

What causes obsessive compulsive disorder? The caues may be biological, genetic or even environmental. The most effective treatment for OCD is understanding the symptoms and how to overcome them. If you are a child or a teenager and you have (or afraid that you have) OCD, this booklet can help you understand your conditions and how to make the symptoms  easier.

Don't try to isolate yourself, you need the support of people you love to cope with OCD. So make sure you communicate with them as often as you can.

If you think about winning million dollars in lottery it won't happen, right? The same with your obsessive thoughts. Remind yourself of this fact each time you have them, it can help.

If you have any signs of OCD in children, your parents can help you a lot if they know about it. Here is a link with solutions, for your parents. Show it to them and you will be able to fight your OCD together.

Many people with OCD are blaming themselves for it, it makes the symptoms harder. So just understand that it's a usual chronic illness and you wouldn't blame yourself for psoriasis, so why to blame yourself for OCD?

Do you have OCD? If you do, never feel ashamed because of that. It's just a chronic illness like diabetes, asthma, etc, so there is nothing to be ashamed of. When you take it easy, it is not that hard, but when you are afraid of it and try to hide the characteristics of OCD, it can really spoil your life, because the attacks become harder and they happen oftener. So, take it easy.