Dubai, United Arab Emirates (CNN)–Although the exact cause of obsessive-compulsive disorder is not fully known, the Omani Ministry of Health has indicated that it occurs as a result of a combination of different factors.
According to the Omani Ministry of Health, through its official account on the Instagram website, physical or psychological violence may be one of the causes of obsessive-compulsive disorder.
Not only that, but also low levels of certain hormones, such as serotonin in the brain, severe changes in the patient’s many life, death of a relative, changes and problems at work or study, or family problems.
OCD symptoms range from hallucinations, delusions, rapid anger, thought disorder, and psychomotor disturbance.
When we think of obsessive-compulsive disorder, we think of habits such as being very careful regarding hygiene.
However, obsessive-compulsive disorder practices are not just regarding hygiene.
The official account of the Omani Ministry of Health, in a tweet on Twitter, indicated other practices that patients may also perform.
What are the highlights?
- Frequent hand washing
- Refusing to shake hands or touch doorknobs
- Recheck locks, turn off ovens, lock the car
- Returning to obsessive thoughts that do not go away, and they may even affect sleep
- Count and self-check aloud while performing routine tasks
- Arrange things or clothes in a very specific way, and in a specific order
- Eat foods in a certain order
- Repeating words, sentences, or prayers
- The need to perform the same tasks over and over
- store different things
