An #Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder can be incredibly stressful. Emely's compulsive actions and obsessive thoughts severely restrict her everyday life. Because of her OCD, she checks around 20 to 50 times to see if the stove is really off and calls her parents several times a day to ask if everything is OK. Since Emely was ten years old, such thoughts have simply not left her alone. Even when she knows that she doesn't have to worry. Her last hope is so-called #deepbrainstimulation. This is an operation on the brain in which electrodes are inserted into the brain and electrical signals are intended to block the thoughts that bother Emely. But how dangerous is such an operation? Frank talks about this with Prof. Dr. Langguth (specialist in psychiatry, psychotherapy and neurology) and neurosurgeon Prof. Dr. Schlaier, who is to perform the brain operation. Deep brain stimulation is not necessarily a cure, but it is said to be able to significantly improve symptoms. Frank asks if Emely wants to take the risks, what her hopes are for the future and how Emely deals with her obsessive thoughts. You can find the answers in this episode of our series “Why are mental illnesses still taboo?”. If you are not feeling well with the topic of mental illness and depression: It is not a sign of weakness to seek help! Are you in an emotional crisis? You can find help here: ➡️ Telephone counseling (available 24/7): https://www.telefonseelsorge.de - if not by phone, then anonymously via chat ➡️ Number against grief (anonymous calls, for children, teenagers and young adults, Mon-Sat, 2 p.m. - 8 p.m.): Tel. 116 111 ➡️ Crisis chat (anonymous on WhatsApp or SMS - around the clock, for everyone under 25): http://www.krisenchat.de Are you looking for a therapy place or need therapeutic help? Then get in touch here: ➡️ Federal Chamber of Psychotherapists: https://www.bptk.de/service/therapeut... ➡️ Psychiatric crisis service: Tel. 0800 6553000 ➡️ Urgent psychotherapy referral: Tel. 116 117 ➡️ Germany-wide depression information hotline: Tel. 0800 33 44 533 If you want to find out more about Frank - here is his Instagram account: / f_cybert Reporter: Frank Seibert Author: Samira Schütz Camera: Markus Valley, Robert Stöger Editing: Markus Valley Community: Antonia Dengler, Jan Rothe Editor: Teresa Fries 00:00 Welcome: Obsessive-compulsive disorder: My last hope is brain surgery 00:48 What does obsessive-compulsive disorder mean? 03:38 How does obsessive-compulsive disorder develop? 04:50 How does OCD manifest itself? 08:17 What does OCD feel like? 11:16 (CN) Influence of depression on OCD 13:20 What is deep brain stimulation? 17:18 What are the risks of brain surgery? 19:07 Thoughts before brain surgery 19:34 End credits: We recommend these videos This is #TheQuestion: There are these big, tricky questions that have no easy answers: Why do we bully? Why do we let animals suffer? Do we drink too much? Or: What does porn do to us? My team and I are interested in questions that have a direct impact on our lives, but also topics that are important to all of us and are often only discussed superficially. We look for answers to these questions, week after week - openly, honestly and independently. We don't meet experts for this, we are there: at the slaughterhouse, at the swinger party, while proselytizing in the pedestrian zone. And because we want to get to know as many perspectives as possible in our search, we always spend several weeks thinking about a question. At the end of the day, we want to give an answer, even if that isn't easy for us. With every video - and especially in the discussions with you - we get a little closer to answering the big, tricky questions. The question on Facebook: / diefrage The question on Instagram: / diefrage_offiziell Our netiquette: https://www.funk.net/netiquette ──────────────────────────── YEAH! We are also part of #funk. Check it out: YouTube: / funkofficial Instagram: / funk TikTok: / funk Website: https://go.funk.net https://go.funk.net/impressum funk is a joint offering of the Association of Broadcasting Corporations of the Federal Republic of Germany (ARD) and the Second German Television (ZDF).