Having OCD can leave you feeling that you are stuck in a never-ending cycle of obsessive thoughts and compulsions. Symptoms may come and go over time, and even ease before then becoming worse. The constant worry, stress and intrusive thoughts can leave you feeling overwhelmed and lead to constant anxiety and a feeling of dread and panic. Although there is no clear, single cause of OCD, it is thought that past events, genetics, and brain differences can be factors. It can develop at any age, but usually during early adulthood.
OCD sufferers often go to great lengths to avoid their triggers, which takes up more time and energy. This avoidance can lead more anxiety and social isolation, even leading to SAD (Social Anxiety Disorder). Please see previous post on SAD.
Although there is no cure, there are treatments that can help lessen the symptoms allowing the sufferer to live a much more ‘normal’ life. Hypnotherapy is one of these treatments. Hypnotherapy can help break up the pattern of obsessive thoughts and compulsions. Combining hypnotherapy with CBT (CBH) can give you a new way of dealing with thoughts and feelings, which then changes the sufferer’s behaviour and actions, leading to a much more manageable and happy life. Please see my website for more details of CBT (Cognitive Behavioural Therapy) and CBH (Cognitive Behavioural Hypnotherapy).
Common OCD behaviours include:
· Excessive cleaning, showering or handwashing.
· Repeatedly checking appliances are turned off, and doors are locked.
· Arranging things to be in a certain order.
· Touching things the ‘correct’ number of times.
· A fear of death or becoming unwell.
· Being overly concerned about contamination and germs.
· Superstitions.
· Fear of loss of control.
· Feeling like having to behave in a certain way to protect others.
The temporary relief from conducting the actions will soon turn back to obsessive thoughts and anxiety, as the cycle continues. This is where hypnotherapy can help.
Because hypnotherapy talks directly to the subconscious mind, the part of the mind that is in charge of our automatic habits and behaviours, it can be incredibly powerful for improving the life quality of someone suffering from OCD.
Hypnotherapy could help reduce anxiety and resist compulsions by changing the thinking patterns. This happens when hypnotherapy is used to separate the thoughts and the thoughts created by the OCD triggers. It can help the patient to manage the events that compelled them to act in a particular way.
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