“Participants with OCD were shown to have an imbalance affecting distinct pathways and regions of the brain, which are linked to emotion regulation and reward,” Dr Naze says. Lead researcher Dr Sebastien Naze says the results confirm the disorder likely emerges from a “complex imbalance” that affects “signalling pathways deep within the brain”. QIMR Berghofer researchers are a step closer to discovering what causes the condition, after finding changes in how distinct brain regions communicate. In its uncontrolled form, it can be monstrous, with obsessions (intrusive, distressing thoughts) and compulsions (actions undertaken to relieve anxiety) unleashing hell on sufferers’ work and personal lives.
“It’s well managed but I’m well aware that random things like going to dinner with friends or even getting a haircut will bring up intrusive and irrational thoughts.” “I’d buy these colourful bracelets that may have seemed juvenile but I just needed something positive as I was very upset with the idea of not being around anymore.” “The idea is just to be doing something mindful and creative where there’s no focus on the outcome,” she says. It’s also exactly why she now delves into a rainbow of activities.
It was a very confusing and distressing time because I couldn’t tell if I was suicidal or not, which I’m sure sounds strange, but that’s all part of the doubting disorder,” the North Sydney digital marketer says. “The intrusive thoughts tend to be around taboo topics, like self-harm. Rather than the handwashing, counting or lining up objects perfectly typically associated with the condition, Moring, 40, says her particular diagnosis of Pure OCD is driven by “rituals” that are mental and unseen. While such creative pursuits sound benign, she crafts to help manage obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). Stephanie Moring fights her preoccupation with crafting.
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