Obsessive and Compulsive Thoughts
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Charles Carlson, DO, MS (Psychiatry)
Dr. Carlson graduated from Touro University in Nevada with a degree in osteopathic medicine. He then trained as a resident in Psychiatry at Case Western Reserve University/University Hospitals where he was also a chief resident and completed a fellowship in Public and Community Psychiatry. After training, he started practicing in | Addiction Psychiatry at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs where he also teaches Psychiatry residents.
Yu Shirai, MD (Psychiatry)
Dr. Shirai works at the Yotsuya Yui Clinic for mental health treatment for English and Portuguese-speaking patients. He treats a wide range of patients from neurodevelopmental disorders to dementia in children and participates in knowledge sharing through the Diversity Clinic.
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Uncomfortable thoughts that stick in my mind
Obsessions cannot be stopped even though I know it is pointless
Fantasizing about harming myself and can't get the thought out of my mind
Unable to stop myself from doing meaningless or irrational things
Keep on thinking unpleasant thoughts that I can't delete
Compulsions are too strong even though I am aware it is meaningless
Unable to remove unpleasant thoughts from my min
Can't stop myself from doing things that I know are meaningless
Can't get unhappy thoughts out of my mind
Can't stop myself from doing things that I know are irrational
Mind is stuck on the same thought
Uncomfortable ideas that I can't get rid of
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- The same thought keeps surfacing no matter what else I try to think of
- My mind keeps going back to the same idea over and over again
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Obsessive and compulsive thoughts are recurrent and persistent thoughts or urges that are unwanted and cause distress. The person attempts to suppress the unwanted thoughts or urges by performing an action (compulsive action).
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- Are you unable to stop thinking about irrational and unpleasant things?
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Reviewed By:
Charles Carlson, DO, MS (Psychiatry)
Dr. Carlson graduated from Touro University in Nevada with a degree in osteopathic medicine. He then trained as a resident in Psychiatry at Case Western Reserve University/University Hospitals where he was also a chief resident and completed a fellowship in Public and Community Psychiatry. After training, he started practicing in | Addiction Psychiatry at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs where he also teaches Psychiatry residents.
Yu Shirai, MD (Psychiatry)
Dr. Shirai works at the Yotsuya Yui Clinic for mental health treatment for English and Portuguese-speaking patients. He treats a wide range of patients from neurodevelopmental disorders to dementia in children and participates in knowledge sharing through the Diversity Clinic.
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