OCD Tourette Syndrome Panic Anxiety My Personal Opinion
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
September 6th, 2010 at 11:39 am
deep brain …
deep brain stimulation is good treatment.
blocks the electicity in your amygdala which causes uncontrolable impulses
Tourettes is like a disbalans in the neurotransmitters; dopamine, serotonine, noradrenaline etc…..just as it is by ADHD.
neurons ( nerve cels in brain ) are fire messages non-stop.
the creativity with tourettes is just as by adhd and schizofrenie and borderline too much dopamine in brain-> you will associate more information together….
September 6th, 2010 at 11:39 am
i have tourettes, …
i have tourettes, adhd and ocd and in my opinion ocd is just a form of tourette but thats just my opinion
September 6th, 2010 at 11:39 am
like if you have a …
like if you have a vocal tick you have to say it four times or sometimes uneven? and then u might stop? thats what happen to me
September 6th, 2010 at 11:39 am
I’ve had tics for a …
I’ve had tics for a couple yrs..I was diagnosed with Narcolepsy..take provigil to keep me awake..It makes it worse..My huband has OCD..he counts alot,is that a tic?>
September 6th, 2010 at 11:39 am
This lady seems a …
This lady seems a deep person in thought, a bit above the norm which says she’s a mediatory in our cases of conditions, I can relate to her, after having OCD for about 30 years I have found a certain spiritual inner person that through all tribulations comes away victorious and does not shake at the nonsense of life. I agree with her and creativity, many OCD sufferers have some form of art such as singing, dance, music etc…I have. Also the three dots which you can see I do.
September 6th, 2010 at 11:39 am
Thank you soo much …
Thank you soo much for this video, You’re very smart and I love your point of view over stuff ^__^ I really appreciate it
September 6th, 2010 at 11:39 am
Most of us who have …
Most of us who have this have a montage of brain disorders, so medications for one thing tend to make another component of the complex illness more prevalent.
We must just decide what symptom OVERALL we find most taxing on us and treat it OR not treat any at all.
Know this, I am nearing 60 yrs old and NEVER have a seen a STUPID person with OCD. I hope that makes you feel a little better.
After Christmas I will be doing a series of Videos about all of this, you may want to subscribe. Peace 2U
September 6th, 2010 at 11:39 am
i kinda see what …
i kinda see what you guys are talking about but my ticks are rare to come around now since iv been taking medication. i have ocd and touretts and my ticks have been calming down but my ocd has been becomming more frequents. i accept having this disorder but it seriously sucks
September 6th, 2010 at 11:39 am
I am fouteen and I …
I am fouteen and I have OCD which manifested when I was about two or three, and I have ADHD that also manifested around that time. I agree with you about the medications. They don’t do a thing to help me, but they do calm me down with my ADHD, but still my obsessions are not eased at the least. Such as, when I hang up the phone, I have to press the hang up button five times until I’m satisfied. I have to have things a certain way, or else,… It’s just not acceptable.
September 6th, 2010 at 11:39 am
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 6th, 2010 at 11:39 am
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 6th, 2010 at 11:39 am
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 6th, 2010 at 11:39 am
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 6th, 2010 at 11:39 am
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 6th, 2010 at 11:39 am
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 6th, 2010 at 11:39 am
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 6th, 2010 at 11:39 am
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 6th, 2010 at 11:39 am
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!