Monthly Archives: October 2020

OCD Awareness Week (October 11-17, 2020) is an international effort led by the International OCD Foundation (IOCDF) to raise awareness and understanding about OCD and related disorders, with the goal of helping more people get access to evidence-based treatment and resources. 

Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is a disorder in which people have recurring, unwanted thoughts, ideas, or sensations (obsessions) that make them feel driven to do something repetitively (compulsions). Repetitive behaviors, such as hand washing, checking on things, or cleaning, can significantly interfere with a person’s daily activities and social interactions.

Here are some key points which I’ve focused on as a part of an awareness campaign that would help you understand and evaluate your behavior.

Typical obsessions:

• Fear of getting contaminated by people or the environment
• Disturbing sexual thoughts or images
• Fear of blurting out obscenities or insults
• Extreme concern with order, symmetry, or precision
• Recurrent intrusive thoughts of sounds, images, words, or numbers
• Fear of losing or discarding something important

Typical compulsions:

• Excessive or ritualized hand washing, showering, brushing teeth, or toileting
• Repeated cleaning of household objects
• Ordering or arranging things in a particular way
• Repeatedly checking locks, switches, or appliances
• Constantly seeking approval or reassurance
• Repeated counting to a certain number

Marijuana (Ganja) is better known as a recreational drug. There are enormous theories that people use to support the recreational use of marijuana. Marijuana, also known as THE GATEWAY DRUG has often lead people to explore a huge variety of chemical drugs such as meth, cocaine, LSD, smack, etc.

According to research, almost 30% of the world population has smoked marijuana once in their lifetime, with almost more than 10% of the population smoking it on a regular basis. In America alone after the legalization of marijuana, there has been a drastic shift in the numbers of pot smokers. Most of the new members in the pot-smoking community were teenagers.

Hand in hand with these rising numbers was also observed the higher rate of school/college dropouts, poor grades, and involvement of teenagers in unlawful activities for short-lived gains.

Long-term use of marijuana is the leading cause in people developing symptoms of lesser alertness, poor concentration & coordination, slow reaction time, poor IQ, and challenging memory. In females, it has led to infertility and in men, it has led to professional failure.

Call us today and choose the most effective way to quit SMOKING & MARIJUANA ADDICTION.

We are living in a world where at every point we are been judged or discriminated against be it at work or in personal life. Correlating this fact (in case) with a mental health condition is stigma. In our society having a mental illness is the taboo associated with vague beliefs with a drastic shift in people’s perspective towards our mental health condition.

Nevertheless, these negative attitudes and beliefs toward people who have mental health conditions are common. In some cases, the discrimination might be shooting straight like bullying, violence, or harassment. Such incidences make it very challenging to pursue anything and overcome your illness. Moreover, you’ll end up feeling hopeless in some cases.

Know that just like having diabetes, hypertension, thyroid, or simply cough & cold a person never worries since it’s treatable with proper medication provided by a Doctor. Similarly, mental health conditions like generalized anxiety, depression, addiction to alcohol, cigarettes, marijuana, or any other substance are treatable and curable with proper consultation from a Psychiatrist.

Psychiatrists are trained medical professionals who have expertise in treating & managing mental health problems. 99% of the time when you visit a psychiatrist it’s a counseling session rather than shock therapy (the typical Indian mentality) where he gets you talking about how you feel, what you feel, and understands your thought process, and guides you on how to deal with them.

Know that you are not alone and let this stigma create self-doubt or shame.