(OCD) - OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE BEHAVIOURS
OCD Is an anxiety disorder that involves highly intrusive obsessive thoughts and compulsive behaviours that impact your everyday life.
It varies from fear of hurting themselves or others, fear of becoming unwell and dying, to:
Cleanliness: People who have a constant fear of contamination by germs/bacteria; they repeatedly wash their hands and clean the house.
Counting: Such people repeatedly count their belongings and other objects used in daily life, such as the number of steps on a staircase, or number of lights in a hallway. If they lose count, they go back and start again.
Hoarding: People who find it impossible to dispose of anything. They collect old newspapers, clothes, mails, and other objects for no apparent reason.
Order: Some people are obsessed with symmetry and order. To relieve their anxiety they can be seen rearranging books, cutlery, or aligning carpets, pillows and cushions, repeatedly.
Safety: Some people have irrational fears about safety; they are constantly checking whether the doors and windows are secure, whether the stove has been turned off, etc.
Although it is not clear as to what causes OCD, some known factors are:
- Genetic factors;
- Biological/neurological factors;
- Major life changes;
- Behavioral factors (People who are extremely organized, neat, meticulous and those who like to be in charge from a young age, sometimes run the risk of developing OCD);
- Personal experience (A person who has experienced severe trauma is likely to be affected with OCD).
It’s widely true most clients who struggle with obsessive thinking and behaviour report high levels of anxiety. This anxiety creates a vicious cycle which enables obsessive behaviours.
This is something I can help you with!
Hypnosis is an excellent way to treat not only your symptoms but eliminate the root causes of your behaviours by working with the subconscious mind to fully engage your brain’s neural pathways.
In this way, I can tackle the underlying anxieties and compulsions that cause obsessive behaviours. Because this is deeply embedded in the subconscious mind, hypnotherapy is the perfect tool as it provides deep relaxation, which helps neutralise the anxiety linked to OCD.
In conclusion: Hypnotherapy speaks to you on a subconscious level, tackling your OCD at a psychological level so you can refrain from performing the associated compulsive behaviour.
