Now and Forever is an accurate title for this chapter because Davis has gone into a detailed explanation of the ambiguity that the obsessive compulsive disorder offers. He has raised a lot of points, in this chapter-many of which I agree with. One profound thought in particular that I have agreed with, is "the broken brain" theory, which is the analysis of the brains model and it's effect on OCD sufferers. Lennard J. Davis mentioned, "we have to be careful not to attribute to the brain single locations for activities that are socially determined, constructed, and complex. The human brain did not necessarily evolve to shop,...there isn't a place in the brain for shopping. There well may not be a place I'm the brain for OCD either". Many of the biological explanations that researches and doctors come up with for theses sufferers have obviously worked for some people and not others. Hormone supplements, or chemical medications may be the answer for one person but not the next. I believe this concept has been proven especially when Davis has mentioned the minor cases of OCD have been easier to suppress compulsions, faster than the severe cases, or even eliminate symptoms all together. If it's taken the 30 year time span for us to determine now, we have every 1 in 40 people experiencing some form of OCD then ultimately this process of reaching the true understanding of what this disorder is controlled by and originates from, has to undergo further in depth research. Hence adding to the disease entity theory which he also refers to in this chapter.
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