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What are the causes of ocd people to think unwanted thoughts uncontrollably?

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Dr. Leonard Lado answered

Specializes in Psychiatry

Ocd : Ocd appears to be located in an area of the brain in the front and near the eyes. They dont function properly. The thalamus another part of the brain is responsble in keeping balance in the frontal orbital the frontal orbital lobe is involved in the cognitive processing of decision-making. When the circuit from the thalamus is impaired it cannot slow down the quatity of thoughts karch et al 2011.

Answered 11/23/2013

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Tackling Obsessions: Obsessions =unwanted thoughts that get stuck in ur head. They can spook u ; trick u so that u come 2 believe the thoughts r real or that they mean something. They can also trick u into performing actions/rituals 2 chase away these thoughts ("compulsions"). See http://bit.Ly/ykpajd. We don't understand what causes obsessions. For help tacking obsessions, see http://bit.Ly/1azqpnh.

Answered 11/28/2017

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