Obsession
Uncontrollable reoccurring thoughts, they creep you real bad!
Yes, we know how hard it becomes to not revisit or redo the negative thought or habit you have. It’s a part of your life and leaving it seems the most difficult thing, right?
What you need is to find relief from al this but that can happen only when you choose the right sources of help- a combination of counselling and medicine!
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What is Obsession? Are you really obsessed?
Obsession happens when you observe a pattern of thoughts or habits that you cannot resist doing even when you know they aren’t healthy for you or the people around you. This gradually turns into Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) and increases your urge to do them even more frequently as an escape to your own anxiety.
OCD is a common psychiatric disorder and 1 in 50 men/ women have it.
Types Of OCD- Which one do you have?
- Checking-
In this, the individuals keep on getting thoughts of the possible harm that can happen and due to this they keep on checking. For instance, they might have a thought like there house can be burning and so they will keep checking the gas stove. - Contamination / Mental Contamination-
The individuals that have this OCD are fearful of catching a virus and because of this, they keep washing their hands frequently. They have a huge worry that they can get infected and also transfer the germs to others. - Symmetry ordering and counting-
In this OCD subtype, the individuals feel a strong urge to keep things in a certain order and keep doing it over and over again till they are perfectly fine. - Ruminations / Intrusive Thoughts-
In this, the person can have thoughts repeatedly about violence. The intensity and frequency of these thoughts varies but remains quite disturbing. And such thoughts if are against the religious beliefs then that can also lead to praying excessively. The conflict that arises because of thoughts and beliefs converts it more into an emotional turmoil. - Hoarding-
This involves the collection of items that the person suffering from OCD keeps collecting stuff like clothes, notes, receipts, containers. The hoarding goes far beyond normal and the living space may even get too cluttered with things that it becomes hard to live in it. This also happens because people have excessive emotional attachment to objects or fear losing stuff.
Symptoms of Obsession- Signs you are Obsessed!
Physical
Frequent counting
Frequent checking
Cleaning items more than needed
Arranging items in a certain line
Assembling items to face a certain direction
Washing hands repeatedly
Psychological
Fear of contamination from germs
Fear of losing control
Fearing of harming yourself or others
Intrusive violent thoughts
Unwelcomed explicit sexual thoughts
Fear of not owning things you need or can need in future
Emotional
Excessive worry
Having anxiety
Being anxious
Restlessness
Being very emotional
Feeling nothing is right ever
Causes Of Obsession- Why you might be obsessed?
- Biological- It could happen because of changes that you are experiencing in your body. For instance, brain functions or natural chemistry.
- Genetical- This disorder can also happen due to genetics. So, if your body is going through certain genetical changes this can happen. Although, there are no genes in particular identified.
- Learning- This disorder can also easily be developed by watching films of a particular genre too much or watching family members practice it over time.
- Psychological- This by default happens to be a disorder that arises because of what is in your head. Your fear might be unbiased or just in your head but that ends up giving you OCD.
- Personal experience– Personal experiences have a huge impact on the minds of
Personality
Why Us?
How our online counselling and therapy can help…
- Improvement in the connectivity of key brain network.
- Acceptance increases after the therapy.
- You learn many self-help strategies.
- You are able to resist the repetitive thoughts.
- Conquer your mind to a great extent.
How can we help?
- EPT- Allowing an individual to face their fears in one of the most effective and proven ways to treat OCD. This is also considered to be one very safe and helpful therapy to limit the amount of effect that the said OCD has on you. Our therapists make it a point to become more desensitised to certain situations and all that triggers the same. When combined with the medication this can convert into a very effective therapy.
- Medicine- Antidepressants are on of the things that the doctors only suggest if the condition is very adverse. There are many other alternatives to the same that have proven their worth and worked for all the patients we have treated by far. The age, symptom and health are always analysed thoroughly before prescribing any of these.
- Behavioral Therapy- This method is highly beneficial for the people that suffer from OCD. In behavioral therapy, we work on identifying the obsessive thoughts that the client has so that they can be replaced by thinking that are more realistic. The increased feeling of anxiety, depression due to the OCD also decreases considerably.
- Mindfulness- Mindfulness, in general means, paying attention to the current scenarios and living in the moment rather than worrying about the future. It promotes the idea that internal experiences must not be dealt with in a way that you always want to get rid of them, they must be managed. In mindfulness, you are simply asked to be accepting and aware of the thoughts whenever they trigger you, know the discomfort that it may cause and not try to react to it with compulsions. In this, you are taught the ways to train your mind to consider the triggers as mere thoughts that will pass if you do not pay too much attention to them.
- Psychoanalysis Therapy- In this therapy, people are exposed to their the situations that trigger them and their obsessions and trained to not respond to them with compulsions. The whole psychology of the individual is analysed by the therapist before the process begins.
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In order to get the best results from your session, you must schedule your appointments at regular intervals, exercise as guided by the therapist.
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