Obsessions & OCD

Obsessive compulsive disorder. Obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) is an anxiety disorder that affects more than 500,000 people in this country.Signs and symptoms Obsessive-compulsive disorder symptoms include both obsessions and compulsions. OCD and compulsion symptoms can sometimes be so severe and time-consuming that a sufferers life becomes dominated by their thoughts and actions.

Obsessive compulsive disorder.

OCD obsessions are persistent repeated and unwanted ideas, thoughts, images or impulses that you experience involuntarily. They often appear to be senseless. These obsessions typically surface when you're trying to think of or do other things.

Typical OCD obsessions.

Fear of dirt or contamination.
Repeated thought or doubts.
Having to have things orderly and symmetrical
Aggressive or horrible impulses/ actions.
Sexual images or thoughts.

Compulsions.

Compulsions behaviors that you feel driven to perform and are repetitive. These repetitive behaviors are meant to prevent or reduce anxiety or distress related to your obsessions. For example, if you believe you left the iron on you may return home over and over again from work or shopping because you just can't shake your doubts. You may even make up rules or rituals to follow that help control the anxiety you feel when having obsessive thoughts such as locking the front door in a certain order.

Typical compulsions revolve around.

Cleaning and Washing.
Checking.
Checking.
Repeating actions over and over again.
Arranging and sorting items to appear orderly and tidy.

Treatment.

OCD responds very well to hypnotherapy in two ways: 1: Clinical hypnosis is used to reduce the obsessive feelings and behaviour. 2: Pure’ Hypnoanalysis, a special type of hypnotherapy,developed to permanently resolve the original cause of the unconscious anxiety and conflict.

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