strictly as a lay person I've always believed that mental illnesses are merely an extension of the subtle craziness many of us experience and undertake as an unenlightened accommodation to daily life.
Having said that, and read about folks with OCD, it seems to me that most of us have a need to at least create the illusion of being in control. Common Sense 101. So if we don't feel we are in control, what do we do? Artificially create a sense of control. If this means doing stuff over and over or finding another aspect of our lives to obsess over, it is all about control, and the attempt to create it in our lives. --- In [email protected], "sparaig" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > --- In [email protected], Peter Sutphen > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > --- sparaig <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > OCD is an anxiety disorder. The obsessions and > > > > compulsions are a defense against an emotionally > > > > disorganized experience. The source of the > > > > disorganization has to be addressed. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Who says? > > > > Me. I'm a clinical psychologist. I do this for a > > living. > > I'm aware of that. What physiological evidence is that obsessions and > compusions are a defense against an emotionally disorganized > experience, and how does an SSRI bolster this defense, or whatever it > is you think that prozac and company do to counter OCD? To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
