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Suggest Remedy For OCD And Stress Due To Over Protection
hi...i have hepatitis b.as i can remember the result of hepatitis b virus load less than 20 copies.the thing that worry me me if i accidently passed this virus to someone else.i always keep washing my hand until it become so dry.i also always want to wash...anything i hold.like door knob and etc.i think now i have ocd....because im too overprotective.can smone give me an some advice.its really makes me stress.
Thu, 18 Jun 2015
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I can understand your concern. First of all I'd like to tell you about transmission of Hepatitis B virus. The virus gets transmitted by either sexual, injectable, blood transfusion or mother to fetes route. One can't transmit the virus by just touching doors so just touching doors would not contaminate them.
The symptoms you are showing like washing hands again and again, ideas that you might transmit the virus to someone etc are occurring due to the anxiety only. To rule out the OCD you should consult a psychiatrist. Reassurance and psycho-education regarding the virus transmission will help to reduce the anxiety and intrusive ideas. In some persisting symptoms medicines like SSRIs are used commonly. Medicines like Fluoxetine, Paroxetine etc can help to reduce these abnormal thoughts. Apart from this keep yourself relaxed and spend your time in constructive activities and you will see improvement. Visit a psychiatrist for prescription of the drugs I have mentioned.
Thanks, I hope this helps you. Take care
Dr. Seikhoo Bishnoi,
M.D. Psychiatrist.
I can understand your concern. First of all I'd like to tell you about transmission of Hepatitis B virus. The virus gets transmitted by either sexual, injectable, blood transfusion or mother to fetes route. One can't transmit the virus by just touching doors so just touching doors would not contaminate them.
The symptoms you are showing like washing hands again and again, ideas that you might transmit the virus to someone etc are occurring due to the anxiety only. To rule out the OCD you should consult a psychiatrist. Reassurance and psycho-education regarding the virus transmission will help to reduce the anxiety and intrusive ideas. In some persisting symptoms medicines like SSRIs are used commonly. Medicines like Fluoxetine, Paroxetine etc can help to reduce these abnormal thoughts. Apart from this keep yourself relaxed and spend your time in constructive activities and you will see improvement. Visit a psychiatrist for prescription of the drugs I have mentioned.
Thanks, I hope this helps you. Take care
Dr. Seikhoo Bishnoi,
M.D. Psychiatrist.
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Welcome to HCM
We understand your concerns
I went through your details. You don't have to worry this much about your current symptoms as OCD. In your present scenario, obsession with the health problems are really common. Anyone detected for any health problem for the first time (let it be hypertension, diabetic, cholesterol etc) will be over protective and health over conscious for some time, possibly months together. That is not called OCD, but definitely obsession. The same obsession will slowly die down when the person knows more and more about the health condition. Just relax and live your life normally.
If you require more of my help in this aspect, please use this URL. http://goo.gl/aYW2pR.
Make sure that you include every minute details possible.
Hope this answers your query. Available for further clarifications.
Good luck.
Welcome to HCM
We understand your concerns
I went through your details. You don't have to worry this much about your current symptoms as OCD. In your present scenario, obsession with the health problems are really common. Anyone detected for any health problem for the first time (let it be hypertension, diabetic, cholesterol etc) will be over protective and health over conscious for some time, possibly months together. That is not called OCD, but definitely obsession. The same obsession will slowly die down when the person knows more and more about the health condition. Just relax and live your life normally.
If you require more of my help in this aspect, please use this URL. http://goo.gl/aYW2pR.
Make sure that you include every minute details possible.
Hope this answers your query. Available for further clarifications.
Good luck.
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