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OCD (Obsessive Compulsive Disorder)
- OCD
- involves anxious thoughts or rituals that seem uncontrollable
What is OCD?
OCD is an anxiety disorder symptom, NOT a stand-alone condition. Why? Because OCD never exists without an underlying anxiety disorder, take away your inappropriate anxiety and your obsessions will simply fade away. OCD is fuelled by anxiety-driven 'what if' or 'catastrophic' thought processes which can be eliminated quickly and permanently.
If you have OCD, you may be plagued by persistent, unwelcome thoughts or images, or by the urgent need to engage in certain rituals.
As a sufferer of OCD:
- You may be obsessed with germs or dirt, so you wash your hands over and over
- You may be filled with doubt and feel the need to check things repeatedly
- You may have frequent thoughts of violence, and fear that you will harm people close to you
- You may spend long periods touching things or counting
- You may be pre-occupied by order or symmetry
- you may have persistent thoughts of performing sexual acts that are repugnant to you
- You may be troubled by thoughts that oppose your religious beliefs
The disturbing thoughts or images are called obsessions, and the rituals that are performed to try to prevent or get rid of them are called compulsions. If the OCD sufferer does not carry out the ritual that their subconscious mind wishes them to, the anxiety level can become overwhelming and panic attacks and all of the associated anxiety symptoms, thoughts and sensations can - it is this which forces the sufferer to become a slave to their compulsions and rituals in order to prevent an anxiety reaction.
Even non-anxious people recognise some of the symptoms of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. 'Checking' behaviour is common in non-sufferers, but when this behaviour becomes obsessive, the OCD sufferer can spend much of their day checking the gas, the light switches or the locks. Some OCD sufferers spend much of their day carrying out the rituals they have developed which can be very intrusive and destructive for both themselves and family members.
Most OCD sufferers realise that what they do makes no real sense but the fear of the consequences forces them to continue. There are many OCD sufferers who are so entrenched in their behaviours and routines, they seem oblivious to the fact that what they do is not what one would call 'normal' behaviour.
Who suffers from OCD?
OCD afflicts over 4 million Americans and this figure is echoed across the world. OCD affects men and women equally and normally develops in younger people and children first. Sufferers may even develop OCD. Approximately 1/3 of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder sufferers first experienced their symptoms as a child.
People with OCD tend to avoid situations where there may be a chance of confronting their fears or obsessions. Avoidance techniques support the anxious behaviour and often phobias accompany the OCD behaviour.
OCD sufferers find it very difficult to maintain healthy relationships or to hold down a job because of the intrusive and very visual nature of their condition - often employers will find the visible symptoms difficult to work with and careers can be severely affected.
OCD is an Anxiety Disorder symptom, and can, therefore, be addresses and eliminated by addressing the subconscious reaction which causes and perpetuates the anxiety which fuels it.
There is an internal 'anxiety switch' which is activated by anxious stimuli and it is by controlling and altering this reaction that OCD and the anxiety that fuels it can be permanently eliminated, very quickly and very permanently.
In over a decade of treating OCD clients, we have never had one case where this has not worked. If you take away the anxiety which fuels OCD, the obsessions and compulsions fade away quickly.
Discover how The Linden Method will eliminate this behaviour and all of the associated symptoms, including panic attacks and phobias, quickly, easily and permanently.
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