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Doctor insights on: Rituals

See below: It's highly individual, but generally speaking about positive rituals (e.g. Meals together, holiday gatherings, reading together, talking, etc.), will bring you sense of stability and help you refuel yourself before stressful events. Even with chaos, having these ritual in place, might have a calming effect on you -- you know you can always go home and do these things that keep you grounded.

Good sleep: We're creatures of habit. It helps to stick with a healthful and relaxing bedtime routine that is associated with sleeping soon after we go to bed. It's a great habit to learn to allow ourselves to be "off duty" in the evening so that we wouldn't think of solving problems or worrying while in bed. People can train themselves to do all problem solving and planning well before bedtime.

See below: Establish time when you would like to go to bed. Create a bed time routine: warm showers, room on a slightly cooler side. No heavy meals close to bedtime. No caffeine close to bed time. Learn relaxation exercises to help put your body in "i'm sleeeeeepy mode":). Don't use your bedroom as your office and use bed only for sleep and sex. Our body likes schedules and routines. Remember that:).

Usually referring to: OCD (vs. Religious practices), rituals are compulsions to perform some act to an unnatural degree, such as tapping a refridge door many times after closing it to "make sure" it stays closed. Avoiding cracks in sidewalks, or arranging things on a desk so that everything has to be parallel and perpendicular can be OCD. Usually this comes with anxiety, which the rituals aim to reduce---but fail.

Sleep Hygiene: Go to bed and get up at the same time. Create a bedtime ritual -- warm showers, room should be on slightly cooler side; no tv in the bedroom; no caffeinated drinks; no heavy meals before bed, just light snack if hungry; practice relaxation, stress management.

Don't know.: I did a literature search and found no reliable data on the subject.

Is sex a ritual?: For the most part, HIV isnt' spread by rituals, unless you consider sex and sharing needles "rituals." I suppose there could be true rituals that might spread hiv, such as scarification or tattooing using unclean needles or knives, but that would account for a small proportion of transmissions.

Menarche: Menarche usually occurs between ages 11 & 13 in the US. However for some their period could start as early as age 9 & for others not until 16. Before you have a period, you will have noticed breast development, pubic hair & white to yellowish vaginal discharge. Before the first period a girl may feel bloated, develop cramps in legs or abdomen & feel moody (depressed or anxious).

No: Not that I have ever heard of. I will say that many microwavable foods may not necessarily be very nutritious. It is best to try and eat whole fruits and vegetables and grains, including some fruits and vegetables that are raw-every day.

Be well prepared: Public speaking is a skill like any other. The best "ritual" is to be so well prepared that you are confident in your ability. Be able to talk from a few cue words. Do not read your talk. Practice giving your talk in front of a small group of people. Be prepared for some in the audience to be rude (talk on cell phone, talk to each other, get up and leave). Be prepared fora variety of questions!

This is a sign of: OCD, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. Seek treatment from a psychologist. If "talk" therapy does not relieve the compulsive ritual, you may want to consider meeting with a psychiatrist for a medication evaluation as well.

Know Your O's & C's: Ocd can boss u around & try 2 spook u. It can rob ur life of fun & joy & it can really take a toll on ur relationships. It causes some people great anguish & suffering. Make it ur mission to learn all about it -the various forms it takes & how exposure & response prevention (erp) treatment can help. Find trustworthy sources of info like ocfoundation. Org for self help try http://bit. Ly/12daeql.

Not important: Who's fault it is or why you have OCD isn't as important as what to do about it. Even if you could answer it- it wouldn't help you. We do know genetics and learning play roles.

Healing egg ritual: The use of eggs for healings and cleansings is very common in latin/spanish and italian communities. It is a folk healing tradition where, supposedly, a raw egg may be rubbed gently over the body to draw any negativity out of the person. Any particularly afflicted or painful area is given particular attention. I have seen eggs used in some hawaiian spiritual healing cermonies also.

The key to OCD: Is to learn to live with uncertainty. Rituals temporarily reduce anxiety. You need to learn to face the anxiety and stay with it until it diminishes. Find a mental health professional with experience treating ocd. You'll need the coaching and support a professional can provide.

Behavioral Therapy: Cognitive behavior therapy and various related therapies have proved to be very helpful at stopping rituals. The most researched is a form called erp. Check out the oc foundation or nimh websites.

OCD: Several behavior modification techniques to be discussed with your therapist, such as exposure, imagery, thought stopping, response prevention, flooding, etc.

Meds and CBT: Rituals are a behavior. Ocd is a treatable condition but it takes courage to face and to seek treatment. Rituals are a focus of a comprehensive treatment plan and can be helped with behavior therapy.

Know Your O's & C's: Ocd can boss u around & try 2 spook u. It can rob ur life of fun & joy & it can really take a toll on ur relationships. It causes some people great anguish & suffering. Make it ur mission to learn all about it -the various forms it takes & how exposure & response prevention (erp) treatment can help. Find trustworthy sources of info like ocfoundation. Org for self help try http://bit. Ly/12daeql.

Common ocd: Common rituals include number counting, such as having to take 10 sreps before going to bed, having to have an even number with whatever you do-pumping gas, depositbg money, etc. Common comoulsions include handwashing, re-chexking if locks are locked, re-checking whether stove is off.