Characteristics of obsessive-compulsive personality..and the difference between it and obsessive-compulsive disorder

What is an obsessive personality

The obsessive personality is a natural expression of the mental disorder that results from many health and psychological diseases, and this personality pushes its owner to adhere to a number of laws and conditions that are difficult to adhere to by the owners of normal or normal personalities.

The obsessive personality needs a permanent sense of perfection, which is not normal at all, and therefore the owners of this personality resort to using many methods to defend their beliefs and characteristics, and stubbornness is considered one of the most important of these characteristics that are available in the owners of this personality.

The obsessive personality resorts to using the method of emotion continuously, especially when wanting to clarify or explain a certain point of view, and this method leads to the loss of the rights of this personality, which needs long periods of intensive psychological treatment.

The owners of this personality suffer from a clear lack of focus, and a permanent sense of complete idealism, and all of these things lead to difficulty in communicating with other people or even forming common bonds between them, and therefore this psychological disorder needs treatment in order to get rid of it.

The obsessive personality differs from the obsessive-compulsive disease in that the owners of this personality know very well that all their beliefs are wrong, and despite that, they cannot control them or even get rid of these negative feelings that control them in many cases.

Obsessive personality traits

The obsessive personality is characterized by a number of characteristics or symptoms that appear on it continuously, especially when dealing with other people, and these symptoms are:

• Exaggerated attention and focus on details and small and accurate things, and difficult to bear by ordinary people.
• High and great accuracy, especially when completing a specific work or task, and many owners of this personality repeat some of the required tasks in order to be perfect and completely error-free.
• Follow all the rules and conditions, especially the strict ones, especially in the different workplaces, as these people search for complete idealism, especially in the scientific rules.
• Taking care of work or things related to it in a special and specific way, even in times of rest and vacations, which leads to the loss of many human relationships and the lack of a sense of life or the joy in it.
• The constant feeling of anxiety and tension, especially when working together, so the owners of this personality resort to individual work until all the required and unrequired tasks are completed well and differently.
• Constantly following the economic system and not wanting to spend even on necessary things.
• Continuous and permanent retention of all things, especially the useless or useless ones, and the constant search for them until he is sure of their presence in front of him.

How to deal with obsessive personality

The obsessive personality needs a specific and specific way of dealing, so that no mental disorder occurs that is difficult to control or even deal with, and therefore it is necessary to identify the anxious personality traits.

• It is necessary for people with obsessive personality to put a number of realistic standards and plans before their eyes, and not to search for things that are difficult to achieve or that require greater and higher abilities.
• Expect negative results and expect positive results as well, i.e. not relying on one outcome so that it does not affect this character later on, and it is important that the owners of this personality accept the outcome in a positive and sportive spirit.
• Dividing tasks, especially large ones, into small plans so that they can be accomplished and achieved in a correct and ideal way, and focus on these small plans and not be distracted when performing them.
• It is important for the owners of this personality to realize that all people and everywhere are liable to make mistakes, and therefore they have to correct these mistakes in a simple and easy way.

How to treat obsessive personality

The obsessive personality needs psychological treatment in order to get rid of these traits or symptoms that affect it, and there are a number of treatment methods that must be adhered to all of them.

• What is known as relaxation exercises must be used, and these exercises help protect the body from serious mental illnesses such as stress, depression, and many other things.
• Yoga or exercise that helps meditation is one of the most important treatment sessions that people with obsessive personality need, and these special exercises help get rid of stress, fatigue and general fatigue that the body feels.
• The use of behavioral therapy or cognitive therapy, and this distinctive type of treatment helps to enhance and improve the mental health of the owners of this personality.
• Behavioral therapy helps to increase the individual's ability to focus, which is very necessary and important, and this happens by getting rid of stress, anxiety and many serious mental illnesses.
• People with obsessive personality need to constantly deal with other people, and to constantly work on finding a number of common tasks or activities between them.
• It is necessary to take a number of medical treatments or medications that help get rid of the symptoms and prescriptions of this character, and  these medical treatments are determined  by a number of specialized doctors.

The difference between obsessive personality and obsessive-compulsive disorder

Many people think that the obsessive personality is the personality with obsessive-compulsive disorder, but it is important for these people to realize that there are many differences between people with obsessive personality and those with obsessive-compulsive disorder.

Although there are many common characteristics between people with obsessive-compulsive personality and obsessive-compulsive disorder, only a very small percentage of people with obsessive-compulsive personality suffer from obsessive-compulsive disorder. Here are some differences between the two:

• People with obsessive-compulsive disorder are aware of the mental illness they suffer from, and they seek to get rid of it permanently through various treatment sessions. On the other hand, people with obsessive-compulsive personality believe that they do not suffer from any mental illness or mental disorder, and therefore they run away from treatment sessions.
• Those with obsessive-compulsive personality impose their strict rules on all the people around them without having hallucinations or tension that is difficult to get rid of, but people with obsessive-compulsive disorder suffer from severe hallucinations, tension and anxiety permanently and continuously, and therefore it is possible to identify the characteristics of the anxious personality.
• Those with obsessive personality are preoccupied with the tasks and actions required of them, and these people work to accomplish these tasks in the best possible way, but obsessive-compulsive patients are preoccupied with hallucinations and psychological tension that accompanies them all the time, and therefore They do not succeed in performing any task, even if it is simple.
• Obsessive-compulsive patients are separated from the people around them because of hallucinations that affect them and affect them, but those with obsessive-compulsive personality are separated from the people around them because of their preoccupation with various actions and working to achieve the best results ever .