Depression is a mental disorder where you find yourself in the state of sadness and the blues. It is one of the most common diseases that human beings suffer from. People from all over the world suffer from depression every year. It affects all ages, even children are not spared. It can be severe to mild. Depression is a highly treatable disease that can be cured. The treatment of depression depends upon the types of depression one is suffering from. The cause of depression is still unknown, but there are some beliefs that it happens due to chemical imbalances in the brain. Approximately 80% of the depressed people can be fully recovered by following the proper treatment method. If not treated or if ignored, depression can worsen.

OCD (Obsessive compulsive disorder) is one of the anxiety disorders. It generally causes unnecessary obsessive thoughts and compulsive behaviors repeatedly. OCD affects your daily routines. Obsessions and compulsions do not make any sense and people that suffer from OCD do not realize it. OCD is not as common as depression. OCD can afflict both men and women equally. It generally affects people of the age group 18 to 55. The exact cause of OCD is still not known, but much like depression it has something to do with chemical imbalances in the brain. OCD is also a treatable disease. Patents usually fully recover from OCD.

OCD symptoms involving obsessions are:

• Unnecessary thoughts about contamination of dirt by touching any object or shaking hands with people.

• Repeated thoughts of guilt.

• Hair loss or baldness; people suffering from obsessions often pull their hairs and as a result, hair loss or baldness occurs.

• Extreme level of stress when things are not symmetrical.

• Sufferers avoid shaking hands with people; they feel they will get dirty.

OCD symptoms involving Compulsions:

• They wash their hands continuously until the skin of their hands turn raw.

• They also exhibit the signs of extreme worry or fear; they keep on checking the doors to make sure the doors are properly locked.

• Sufferers repeatedly go to the kitchen and makes sure that stove is turned off.

• Sufferers exhibit unusual ways to go about doing the simplest things in life. They make life confusing for themselves.

The treatment of OCD should be taken under the guidance of a specialist. Various treatment methods are available for the treatment of OCD such as; medication, psychotherapies and the combination of medication and therapy methods.

OCD and depression have a link between each other. The biggest link between OCD and depression is that people suffering from depression also have a strong tendency to suffer from OCD as well and vice –versa. Person suffering from OCD also exhibits many symptoms that are associated with depression.

The symptoms that are also associated with depression are, the inability to make decisions, feelings of guilt, anxiety, low self-esteem and tiredness. Another thing that establishes a link between depression and OCD is the treatment method. Treatment methods used for OCD and depression are almost same. This is due to the strong relationship between the symptoms of depression and OCD.