For this reason people with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder are often embarrassed by their symptoms and try to hide them from friends and relatives. Obsessive Compulsive Disorder was once thought to be a very rare condition. However we now know that Obsessive Compulsive Disorder is a condition which affects one in every forty people. There are two forms of treatment that are particularly helpful in treating Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. The first treatment is known as behaviour therapy and the other is a medical treatment.
Medical treatment requires the person to take tablets known as serotonergic re-uptake inhibitors.
Often a combination of the above treatments is most helpful. The anxiety Disorders Foundation of Australia is a non-profit organisation which provides a Nationwide telephone support, information, resource and referral service. P utting you in contact with a suitable self help and support group. S uggesting services that can help you with problems at work, in the family and substance about difficulties. A ssisting you to learn more about the disorder by helping you find suitable reading materials.