![]() ![]() ![]() Impulsive behavior is when someone acts on instinct and often without thought. There are significant differences between impulsive and compulsive behaviors. On this scale, OCD lives at one end (compulsive) and ADHD lives on the other end (impulsivity). What is most interesting about when these two disorders co-exist, is that they live on opposite ends of the behavioral spectrum.Ĭertain disorders live on a compulsive-impulsive scale. While the overlap isn’t as high as other comorbidities such as OCD and depression, or OCD and body dysphoric disorder (BDD), it is arguably high enough to confirm that it isn’t uncommon for someone with OCD to also live with ADHD. Over 35 studies have shown that, on average, 21% of children and 8.5% of adults with OCD also have ADHD. The lack of focus, impulsive behavior, and what can appear as socially awkward behavior can have a negative impact on relationships, work, or school performance, and can lead to low self-esteem and self-confidence. Similarly to OCD, ADHD is considered a serious mental health condition. When you struggle with these executive functions, day-to-day tasks that most take for granted can feel very difficult. It is considered a disorder of executive function that involves the mental processes we use to plan, focus our attention, remember, and manage multiple tasks. It is because of this that many go undiagnosed with ADHD (or in this case, ADD) because the ‘obvious’ behavior that we associate with this disorder isn’t always present. However, like most disorders, ADHD is a spectrum and you can have this condition without hyperactivity. Typically, someone with ADHD may appear as someone who is scatty, fidgety, and lacks the ability to focus. Someone with ADHD would struggle with inattention, impulse control, and hyperactivity. Neurodiversity is the term coined for those whose brain functions a little differently from a typical brain and who view the world around them through a different lens. In modern-day language, someone with ADHD may also be called ‘neurodiverse’. ![]() What is important is how we engage and respond to the obsessions as they arise.Īttention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is categorized as a behavior disorder. Ultimately, the content is not important. It is because of this that OCD can flit between subtypes and that it is not uncommon for a sufferer to experience more than one subtype across their OCD experience. The more we ruminate on trying to solve for this uncertainty, the stronger the OCD hold becomes. The brain struggles to manage the uncertainty and doubt that arises with the disturbing intrusive thoughts that arise. However, content switching is very common in OCD. This sometimes leaves the sufferer wondering if they have a ‘new’ type of OCD, or ‘another’ type of OCD, or that they’ve relapsed in some way. What is important to note is that the content of OCD can change. The obsessions and compulsions of each individual vary greatly depending on the OCD subtype. Checking OCD (both a symptom and a subtype).OCD is categorized as repetitive, intrusive, and disturbing obsessions (thoughts, images, urges, feelings, and sensations) which provoke highly uncomfortable levels of anxiety and uncertainty followed by repetitive ritualistic behaviors known as physical or mental compulsions.Īccording to ICD – 10 (World Health Organization 1996), OCD can be divided into ‘predominately obsessional thoughts’, ‘predominantly compulsive acts’, or a combination of both ‘obsessions and compulsions’. ![]()
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