How to Stop OCD - Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder is a relatively new diagnosis in the DSM (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual).
This condition may be classified as a mental illness that includes obsessions followed by ritualistic behaviors.
You can stop OCD behavior through psychological interventions, medications or self-hypnosis.
Obsession in Thoughts Obsession is all encompassing for many people who have OCD.
This is especially problematic because the obsession is in the thought processes.
The person who has OCD runs the same patterns of thought through the mind like an addiction.
The thought pattern is uncomfortable and the individual feels and intense desire to quell it.
This produces very strong urges to stop the process in the mind.
The images in the brain take over and it is difficult to focus on anything else.
Compulsive Actions In order to quell the disturbing thoughts, the individual tries a series of ritualistic behaviors to quiet the inner voice.
This behavior is highly repetitive by nature and it spins out of control because the urge to quell the pattern of thoughts is so strong.
You may recognize some of the behaviors like excessively washing hands.
Other examples include driving back home to make sure that the stove is turned off repeatedly.
Some rituals are nonsensical like avoiding cracks in a sidewalk but they serve the purpose of putting the mind at ease.
Obsession is not voluntary and a person with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder is automatically bombarded with the thoughts and images constantly.
The ritualistic behaviors stop the thinking pattern briefly but the thoughts flood back soon after.
Cognitive Therapy and Medication Medication can treat OCD behaviors and this approach works for many people.
However, this is not treating the source of the problem.
The medicine should be complemented with a viable psychological program.
Cognitive therapy is a wonderful approach for treating this condition.
Since the problem is deeply rooted in thoughts, cognitive therapy is ideal.
This form of therapy addresses the thought processes that are obsessed and repetitive.
This direct approach works well but it is very time consuming if it is not complemented by hypnosis.
Self Hypnosis and Obsessive Compulsive Disorder Self-hypnosis is the ideal complement to cognitive therapy because it also works with the mind.
However, this approach works with the subconscious mind.
This is the habit center of the mind.
We develop our routines through this realm because they are automatic and do not require cognition.
If you are familiar with the phrase "going through the motions" you can get a sense of how the compulsory habits work.
They are automatic rituals that just seem to happen like when a nail biter find himself chewing on his nails.
When you use self-hypnosis to address the compulsions, you are going directly to the source.
The mind is working on two levels and hypnosis reaches the subconscious while cognitive therapy works with the conscious mind.
This combination is very effective in treating Obsessive Compulsive Disorder.
This condition may be classified as a mental illness that includes obsessions followed by ritualistic behaviors.
You can stop OCD behavior through psychological interventions, medications or self-hypnosis.
Obsession in Thoughts Obsession is all encompassing for many people who have OCD.
This is especially problematic because the obsession is in the thought processes.
The person who has OCD runs the same patterns of thought through the mind like an addiction.
The thought pattern is uncomfortable and the individual feels and intense desire to quell it.
This produces very strong urges to stop the process in the mind.
The images in the brain take over and it is difficult to focus on anything else.
Compulsive Actions In order to quell the disturbing thoughts, the individual tries a series of ritualistic behaviors to quiet the inner voice.
This behavior is highly repetitive by nature and it spins out of control because the urge to quell the pattern of thoughts is so strong.
You may recognize some of the behaviors like excessively washing hands.
Other examples include driving back home to make sure that the stove is turned off repeatedly.
Some rituals are nonsensical like avoiding cracks in a sidewalk but they serve the purpose of putting the mind at ease.
Obsession is not voluntary and a person with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder is automatically bombarded with the thoughts and images constantly.
The ritualistic behaviors stop the thinking pattern briefly but the thoughts flood back soon after.
Cognitive Therapy and Medication Medication can treat OCD behaviors and this approach works for many people.
However, this is not treating the source of the problem.
The medicine should be complemented with a viable psychological program.
Cognitive therapy is a wonderful approach for treating this condition.
Since the problem is deeply rooted in thoughts, cognitive therapy is ideal.
This form of therapy addresses the thought processes that are obsessed and repetitive.
This direct approach works well but it is very time consuming if it is not complemented by hypnosis.
Self Hypnosis and Obsessive Compulsive Disorder Self-hypnosis is the ideal complement to cognitive therapy because it also works with the mind.
However, this approach works with the subconscious mind.
This is the habit center of the mind.
We develop our routines through this realm because they are automatic and do not require cognition.
If you are familiar with the phrase "going through the motions" you can get a sense of how the compulsory habits work.
They are automatic rituals that just seem to happen like when a nail biter find himself chewing on his nails.
When you use self-hypnosis to address the compulsions, you are going directly to the source.
The mind is working on two levels and hypnosis reaches the subconscious while cognitive therapy works with the conscious mind.
This combination is very effective in treating Obsessive Compulsive Disorder.
