In class we have been talking about psychological disorders, and treatment. We learned that there are many different kinds of treatments for different diseases. In Glee, the student guidance counselor has OCD, and in the last episode her OCD is getting worse. She scrubs her fruit till she feels comfortable to eat them, she scrubs the counter tops till she believes they are clean, and she wouldn't sit down until her chair was fully disinfected. Her OCD is getting worse and worse, and so she goes and sees a psychologist. The psychologist listens to her, and believes in her. She gives her a prescription for a SSRI to help her get better, and relieve her anxiety.
In class we learned about the SSRI's and about OCD. OCD is over compulsive disorder, where people get high anxiety and have to do things over and over. Like the teacher cleaning everything, or someone who's walls get touched, and need to clean them right away, or they worry about it all day. SSRI's help relieve anxiety, and prohibit serotonin re-uptake. This makes the person stay happier longer because the serotonin is being delivered more often.
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