Everyday life has changed immensely since the outbreak of the corona virus - including a cloudy mood due to travel bans. Doctors fear the increase in disorder.
- Many have a change of scenery more than ever. Distance rules, exit restrictions and fear of the job also cloud the mood for many people.
- The limitations and rules of conduct associated with the coronavirus pandemic can even have a serious impact on the psyche *.
- A common mental illness will spread due to the coronavirus pandemic, psychologists fear.
"When the crisis is over, there will surely be a lot left over with an obsessive-compulsive disorder," said Wolf Hartmann, managing director of the German Society for Obsessive Compulsive Disease (DGZ). And the Federal Chamber of Psychotherapists also believes that an increase in patients with OCD is realistic in the current situation , as the science portal Spektrum informs. Psychiatric specialist Andreas Wahl-Kordon also believes that, due to the corona pandemic, more patients will develop obsessive-compulsive disorders - especially compulsory washing - in the long term.
Studies had previously confirmed that corona quarantine measures also trigger other mental illnesses such as depression *. In people who have already been diagnosed with a mental illness , the complaints can be exacerbated by the incisions in everyday life .
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When do I have to wash?
But when does one speak of an OCD? Those who wash their hands 20 times a day are not considered to be affected, especially in the current situation - especially because the Corona hygiene rules provide for regular and careful hand washing *. However, if you spend more than an hour a day washing your hands and are having problems coping with everyday life, you are likely to have a compulsory washing.
In addition to compulsory washing, the compulsory control is a common mental disorder . "People suffering from a control requirement are constantly afraid of causing catastrophes. They fear that negligence caused a fire, a flood or a break-in," informs the Schön Klinik. Affected people can spend up to hours checking the stove or locking the front door again and again.
There is no one reason for the development of OCD . Several factors such as genetic predisposition, hormonal imbalance, emotional neglect in childhood, formative negative experiences such as the early death of a parent or character traits such as extreme anxiety are discussed as possible triggers. The compulsive actions give those affected a sense of security. Some experts assume that the constraint has a compensatory effect, such as compensating for inferiority complexes.
More sources: www.spektrum.de
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