British woman obsessed with the number 4 and finally diagnosed with obsessive-compulsive disorder

According to the British "Metropolis" report on February 19, Leah Jones, a 25-year-old woman from London, England, was diagnosed with obsessive-compulsive disorder. She was obsessed with the number 4 and gradually became uncontrollable. The

thing started around September 2010. At her 16th birthday party, Leah first noticed the number 4, when she knocked 4 on her head to pray for good luck. Initially, these habits did not cause trouble to her life, but after Leah received a degree in English Literature in 2016, her compulsive habits began to slowly affect her life. When

started, Leah checked windows, ovens and other utensils 4 times before going to bed or before going out. Later, Leah's situation got worse. Last July, Leah was sitting on the flight back from vacation. During the entire flight, she took her chin four times. She felt that if she stopped, the plane would crash. She recalled: "I didn't think I was using my own mind to control the situation, but once this thought entered my mind, I felt that the risk was too great to stop after stopping." One month after arriving home, she Leah was very happy to discover that his sister Alana's partner Joe was going to propose to her sister during the holiday. When my sister was out on vacation, Leah got up one night to go to the bathroom, only to go 4 times. She said: "I really make myself believe that if I don't do this, my sister will die before being proposed."

Leah decided to seek help from a mental health service. She was placed on the waiting list for cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT). CBT is a conversation therapy that helps solve problems by changing the way people think and behave. In September 2019, Leah went to see a mental health professional and disclosed her obsessive-compulsive behavior for the first time. During the treatment, the experts discussed her obsessive-compulsive disorder and drew a map of her obsessive-compulsive behavior. Leah concluded: "People think that obsessive-compulsive disorder is only troubled by hygiene and bacteria, but there are actually more reasons." (China Youth Network Compilation Report)