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Transformation obsession



A transformation obsession is a little-known symptom of obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD).

A person with a transformation obsession fears transforming into someone or something else.[1] Loosing ones self or taking on undesired characteristics is what creates the anxiety and fear. Rituals such as counting, blinking, checking, hand washing etc. may eliminate the anxiety when that are done in a way which "feels right" to the sufferer. In some cases, cognitive behavioral therapy can be beneficial, with patients developing strategies to counteract these obsessions and thus making some clinical progress.[1]

Until 2007, this was a unreported symptom of OCD and has led to misdiagnosis and inappropriate treatments.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c Volz, Chloë; Isobel Heyman (June 2007). "Transformation obsession in young people with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD)". J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry 46 (6): 766-772. PMID 17513989. Retrieved on 2007-12-13.
 
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