{"id":4071,"date":"2022-11-07T21:15:19","date_gmt":"2022-11-08T02:15:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/insightnaturopathic.com\/en\/?p=4071"},"modified":"2025-04-15T14:34:10","modified_gmt":"2025-04-15T18:34:10","slug":"ocd-obsessive-compulsive-disorder","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/insightnaturopathic.com\/en\/health\/ocd-obsessive-compulsive-disorder\/","title":{"rendered":"The Myths of OCD \u201cObsessive Compulsive Disorder\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 fusion-flex-container has-pattern-background has-mask-background nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1365px;margin-left: calc(-5% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-5% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:2.375%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:2.375%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:2.375%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:2.375%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:2.375%;--awb-spacing-left-small:2.375%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\"><p><strong>By Dr. Jeff Zeidenberg, ND, RP (Q)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Information sourced from iocdf.org<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In light of the recent OCD awareness week that recently passed, I wanted to highlight important facts as well as common myths about the anxiety disorder.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>OCD impacts 1-2% of the population with many Canadians remaining undiagnosed and untreated as a result.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Each person\u2019s experience of OCD is different but ultimately, sufferers engage in specific actions or behaviours called compulsions to reduce unbearable anxiety caused by repetitive unwanted thoughts, images, sensations, memories or urges.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload alignnone wp-image-4082\" src=\"https:\/\/insightnaturopathic.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/nick-fewings-Tu4eqy4kcRQ-unsplash-600x400.png\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/insightnaturopathic.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/nick-fewings-Tu4eqy4kcRQ-unsplash-600x400.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"317\" height=\"211\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27317%27%20height%3D%27211%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20317%20211%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27317%27%20height%3D%27211%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/insightnaturopathic.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/nick-fewings-Tu4eqy4kcRQ-unsplash-200x133.png 200w, https:\/\/insightnaturopathic.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/nick-fewings-Tu4eqy4kcRQ-unsplash-280x187.png 280w, https:\/\/insightnaturopathic.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/nick-fewings-Tu4eqy4kcRQ-unsplash-400x267.png 400w, https:\/\/insightnaturopathic.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/nick-fewings-Tu4eqy4kcRQ-unsplash-600x400.png 600w, https:\/\/insightnaturopathic.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/nick-fewings-Tu4eqy4kcRQ-unsplash-768x512.png 768w, https:\/\/insightnaturopathic.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/nick-fewings-Tu4eqy4kcRQ-unsplash-800x533.png 800w, https:\/\/insightnaturopathic.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/nick-fewings-Tu4eqy4kcRQ-unsplash-1024x683.png 1024w, https:\/\/insightnaturopathic.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/nick-fewings-Tu4eqy4kcRQ-unsplash-1200x800.png 1200w, https:\/\/insightnaturopathic.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/nick-fewings-Tu4eqy4kcRQ-unsplash-1536x1024.png 1536w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-orig-sizes=\"(max-width: 317px) 100vw, 317px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #c42b54;\"><strong>MYTH: OCD is an adjective, a quirk or personality trait<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>It&#8217;s a highly prevalent mental health condition that can involve severe, incapacitating anxiety and unrest, related to repetitive, intrusive\/unwanted thoughts<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>OCD strongly influences thoughts, emotions and behaviours<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #c42b54;\"><strong>MY<\/strong><strong>T<\/strong><strong>H: OCD sufferers can stop or \u201dturn off\u201d the need to use compulsions and relax<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>OCD sufferers do NOT want to have compulsions but feel they have to do certain things excessively and repetitively<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #c42b54;\"><strong>M<\/strong><strong>YTH: OCD sufferers are just being overreactive and annoying<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>OCD is not an overreaction to triggers or the stressors of life and does NOT follow logic<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #c42b54;\"><strong>MYTH: OCD is all about cle<\/strong><strong>anliness, symmetry, being neat and repeating actions like hand-washing and checking that doors are locked<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload wp-image-4091 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/insightnaturopathic.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/towfiqu-barbhuiya-9gPKrsbGmc-unsplash2-2-600x369.png\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/insightnaturopathic.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/towfiqu-barbhuiya-9gPKrsbGmc-unsplash2-2-600x369.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"423\" height=\"260\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27423%27%20height%3D%27260%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20423%20260%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27423%27%20height%3D%27260%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/insightnaturopathic.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/towfiqu-barbhuiya-9gPKrsbGmc-unsplash2-2-200x123.png 200w, https:\/\/insightnaturopathic.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/towfiqu-barbhuiya-9gPKrsbGmc-unsplash2-2-280x172.png 280w, https:\/\/insightnaturopathic.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/towfiqu-barbhuiya-9gPKrsbGmc-unsplash2-2-400x246.png 400w, https:\/\/insightnaturopathic.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/towfiqu-barbhuiya-9gPKrsbGmc-unsplash2-2-600x369.png 600w, https:\/\/insightnaturopathic.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/towfiqu-barbhuiya-9gPKrsbGmc-unsplash2-2-768x472.png 768w, https:\/\/insightnaturopathic.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/towfiqu-barbhuiya-9gPKrsbGmc-unsplash2-2-800x492.png 800w, https:\/\/insightnaturopathic.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/towfiqu-barbhuiya-9gPKrsbGmc-unsplash2-2-1024x629.png 1024w, https:\/\/insightnaturopathic.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/towfiqu-barbhuiya-9gPKrsbGmc-unsplash2-2-1200x737.png 1200w, https:\/\/insightnaturopathic.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/towfiqu-barbhuiya-9gPKrsbGmc-unsplash2-2-1536x944.png 1536w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-orig-sizes=\"(max-width: 423px) 100vw, 423px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The media has presented OCD, with focus on sufferers whom deal with obsessions about contamination, order, and obtaining \u201cjust right\u201d OCD feelings. Only a small portion of OCD sufferers deal solely with these subtypes<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>OCD presents with many subtypes, including sufferers obsessing about doubts over what if they spontaneously lose control? What if I harm\/offend someone? What if I am living a lie? What if I need to fix something in my past? Etc.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Compulsions also present in numerous ways besides hand-washing and checking \u2013 repeating, counting, analyzing, avoidance, seeking reassurance and more.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>The variety in obsessions and compulsions, make OCD difficult to detect for sufferers and their loved ones<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #c42b54;\"><strong>MYTH: OCD is a hopeless mental health disorder<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>It&#8217;s very possible for OCD sufferers to live meaningful, rich and productive lives<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #c42b54;\"><strong>OCD is an emotionally-driven, mental health disorder<\/strong><\/span>, where sufferers are influenced by obsessions to seek for a relief from the unbearable anxiety felt<\/li>\n<li>When doing so, sufferers begin to prioritize fixing anxiety and most likely do NOT focus on their life goals, self-care<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>These Common Misbeliefs of OCD<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Act as an obstacle for OCD sufferers to get appropriate and effective support, guidance and resources<\/li>\n<li>Lead to OCD sufferers feeling isolated, invalidated and not cared for<\/li>\n<li>The use of \u201cI\u2019m so OCD\u201d is minimizing what OCD sufferers are experiencing<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p>TO LEARN MORE ABOUT OCD, THE MYTHS AND HOW YOU CAN HELP see @IOCDF<\/p>\n<p>If you would like to learn more about OCD, click the link below to speak with our very own @drJeffznd. He has worked alongside OCD patients and sufferers for many years. Dr. Jeff is highly passionate about providing OCD patients with empowerment, resiliency and the added ability to better cope when aggravated by OCD.<\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/insightnaturopathic.janeapp.com\/#\/staff_member\/4\">Book an Appointment<\/a><\/span><\/h4>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":4101,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4071","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-health"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>The Myths of OCD \u201cObsessive Compulsive Disorder\u201d - Insight ND<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The Myths of OCD | Blog | Insight Naturopathic Clinic, Toronto, SmartCentres Leaside | 416-322-9980\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/insightnaturopathic.com\/en\/health\/ocd-obsessive-compulsive-disorder\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"The Myths of OCD \u201cObsessive Compulsive Disorder\u201d - 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