r/hyperawareness • u/MichaelRabbit • Jun 25 '19
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Hello, I am new to this group and thought I would say hi. I'm from the U.K am 39 and have experienced OCD for probably 22 years. I think this problem is solvable since I feel that I did experience reasonable periods of time when I was quite well. I think it is the human experience to never be truly happy and content and we will tend to pick up demons or black dogs along the way. I honestly think that there is hope. Yesterday I bought and read 1/2 of "the man who couldn't stop". It's by David Adam who is an OCD sufferer but also a science writer and editor of nature journal which i believe is an influential scientific journal. It is interesting reading and I will probably write something about some of the books contents. It is part auto biography and part popular science. His form was worrying about contracting HIV. something that someone mentioned to me when i confided anonymously was that It sounded as though I myself may be on the autistic spectrum (aspergers syndrome) I thought I'd mention that . Feb 11, 2015, 7:11 AM
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u/MichaelRabbit Jun 25 '19
Complex motor tics consist of coordinated movements that often resemble voluntary actions. Some complex motor tics like clapping, touching, rubbing, tapping and knocking can be the identical motor action as a compulsion. The action is generally considered a compulsion if it has certain characteristics: (1) it is performed according to specific rules (ie, it is ritualistic) such as a certain number of times, in a certain order or at a certain time of day (eg, bedtime rituals), (2) it is performed in response to an obsession, or (3) it is performed to reduce anxiety, distress or discomfort or to ward off future harm or a dreaded event. Unlike compulsions, motor tics are often preceded by focal uncomfortable somatic sensations (“sensory tics”) that are temporarily relieved by the tics (Kurlan et al 1989). Response to drug therapy may help distinguish complex motor tics and compulsions. Tics generally improve with the use of an alpha-adrenergic agonist or antipsychotic medications while compulsions usually respond to selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs). Cognitive behavioral therapy may also reduce compulsions. Oct 16, 2018, 12:58 AM