Article: Getting an official diagnosis can help your loved one deal with the disorder and begin to treat it. Start with the person's physician, who will perform a complete physical, lab tests, and a psychological evaluation. Having obsessive thoughts or exhibiting compulsive behaviors doesn't mean you have OCD. To have this disorder, you need to be in a state of distress where the thoughts and compulsions interfere with your life. To be diagnosed with OCD, there must be a presence of obsessions or compulsions or both. The following are signs that must be met for a professional diagnosis: Obsessions include thoughts or urges that never go away. They are also unwelcome and intrude on everyday life. These obsessions can cause significant distress. Compulsions are behaviors or thoughts that an individual repeats over and over. This can include compulsions such as hand-washing or counting. The individual feels that he or she must comply with certain rigid rules that are self-imposed. These compulsions are enacted in order to reduce anxiety or in hopes of preventing something from happening. Typically the compulsions are unreasonable and ineffective at actually reducing anxiety or prevention. Obsessions and compulsions are usually performed more than one hour per day or otherwise intrude on daily functioning. OCD is a very complex condition, and it is one that often requires professional help in the form of therapy and medications. It is important to encourage your loved one to seek help for their OCD from a therapist. One method of therapy that can be very helpful in treating OCD is Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT). A therapist will use this method to help individuals change how the perceived risks and challenge the reality of their fears. CBT helps people with OCD examine their perceptions of potential risk which influence their obsessions, to build a more realistic perception of their fear. Additionally, CBT helps to examine the individual's interpretation of their intrusive thoughts, because it is often the amount of importance they place on these thoughts and how they interpret them that causes anxiety. CBT has been shown to be helpful to 75% of clients with OCD. One portion of cognitive behavioral therapy can help reduce ritual behavior and come up alternative behaviors when exposed to the fear's image, thought, or situation. This portion of CBT is called Exposure Response Prevention. This type of treatment gradually exposes the individual to what he fears or obsesses over while refraining from acting on compulsions. During this process, the individual learns to cope with and manage their anxiety until it eventually does not induce anxiety at all. Medications used to treat OCD include different types of antidepressants such as SSRIs, which help to increase the available amount of serotonin in the brain in order to reduce anxiety.
Question: What is a summary of what this article is about?
Suggest that your loved one get a diagnosis. Encourage your loved one to see a therapist. Look into exposure and response prevention treatment. Suggest medication for your loved one.
Article: " If the deep pimple comes to head and starts to develop a white spot or "head," do not try to squeeze or pop the pimple. This can lead to more inflammation, an infection, and scarring. Instead, try to allow the pimple to drain naturally and heal on its own, with no scrubbing, poking, or popping. If you cannot leave the pimple alone, you can try to exfoliate it with natural, gentle scrubs; however, many skin specialists do not recommend exfoliation as it is a bit like pulling off a scab before it falls off on its own and can cause scarring on the surface of your skin. Gentle exfoliation can help to pull out any sebum, cell debris, or embedded hairs that are causing the deep pimple and speed up healing of the pimple. Combine honey with baking soda to make a paste that you apply directly to the deep pimple. In a small clean bowl, mix cup honey and 1 teaspoon of baking soda. Add enough baking soda to make a paste. Apply the paste with gentle, circular motions on the deep pimple or use a Q-tip to apply it to the pimple. Work the paste in gently for two to three minutes and then rinse it off with warm water. This exfoliant is another natural way to gently remove any dirt, cell debris, or embedded hairs in the deep pimple. Place - cup rolled whole oats in a food processor or coffee grinder until they are ground to a fine texture. Add enough olive oil, jojoba oil, Vitamin E oil, avocado oil, or almond oil to the oats to make a paste. Apply the paste to the deep pimple with gentle, circular motions. You can also use a Q-tip to apply it. Massage the paste on the deep pimple for two to three minutes and then rinse it off with warm water. Olive oil is suggested for this exfoliant but you can use castor oil, jojoba oil, Vitamin E oil, avocado oil, or almond oil if you would prefer. Combine one teaspoon of sugar with cup of the oil until it forms a paste. Apply the paste with gentle, circular motions on the deep pimple or use a Q-tip to apply it to the pimple. Work the paste in gently for two to three minutes and then rinse it off with warm water. Sea salt is known to help improve the appearance of your skin and remove dirt and debris that can cause deep pimples. Mix one to two teaspoons of sea salt with enough olive oil to make a paste. Apply the paste to the deep pimple with gentle, circular motions. You can also use a Q-tip to apply it. Massage the paste on the deep pimple for two to three minutes and then rinse it off with warm water.
Question: What is a summary of what this article is about?
Do not squeeze or pop a deep pimple with a "head. Use a honey-baking soda exfoliant. Try an oatmeal exfoliant. Apply a sugar-olive oil exfoliant. Use a sea salt exfoliant.
Article: Like a tiny key ring, a split ring is a coiled wire that can provide a quick and secure way to attach charms to your bracelet. If your charm doesn't already come with a split ring attached, you can buy a package of them online or from your nearest craft supplier. If your charm came with a jump ring attached, you may need to remove it before replacing it with a split ring. Pick a split ring with a diameter and gauge that are small enough to be unobtrusive, but large enough to accommodate both the charm's loop and your bracelet's link. Split rings are useful if you plan to move your charms around on occasion but still want the streamlined appearance of a circular attachment.
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Find a split ring.