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EMOTIONAL WELLBEING

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  EMOTIONAL WELLBEING Emotional wellbeing is something hidden and often never talked about. It is a term closely related to mental health. When we talk about health, we usually focus on the physical aspects of it and consider diseases affecting our body directly as the more important ones. Our physical health should for sure be one of the most important concerns of any individual but at the same time, we must also take care of our mental and emotional health and make sure we are overall healthy. Emotional well-being refers to the emotional quality individual’s experiences. Emotional wellbeing can be defined as: “A positive state of mind and body, feeling safe and ablity to cope, with a sense of connection with people, communities and the environment.” The emotional well-being of an individual is fundamental for their overall health and future life chances. Emotional well-being can be influenced by a variety of demographic, economic, and situational factors. For eg- in the tim...

OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE DISORDER

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 Counting number of steps, checking the door knobs again and again, getting intrusive thoughts, etc- are some things heard by all and we often relate it to an anxiety disorder called OCD ie. Obsessive compulsive disorder. Obsessive-compulsive disorder is characterized by unreasonable thoughts and fears (obsessions) that lead to compulsive behaviors. OCD is not about habits like biting your nails or thinking negative thoughts. Infact it is pretty normal to get such thoughts or having bad habits, as these are a part of a person's life, the problem occurs when these negative thoughts get into ones day-to-day chores and make it difficult for him/her to carry on their work peacefully. These thoughts are recurrent and hinders his/her work. These intrusive thoughts, leads to compulsions ‘compulsions’. Compulsions are behaviors or actions which are unnecessary are believed to reduce the anxiety created by the intrusive thoughts. The part that is more painful is that the person knows that t...