Hypnotherapy Blackheath – Finding worthwhile treatments for OCD

While many people may have a bit of “perfectionism” within them, it does not control their lives and actions in the same manner as OCD. Around 2% of the population suffer with obsessive compulsive disorder, or OCD, and it is categorised as one of the anxiety associated disorders.

Checking kitchen appliances, ensuring windows and doors are locked several times until they are secure in their minds that it is done and this behaviour is pretty much common place for the obsessive compulsive disorder sufferer. Many people may find that they have to check a stove, iron or indoor light 5-20 times before they will relax.

OCD can show itself in reaction to a number of different anxiety triggers. For example, safety, as anxiety can result in repeated checking of electrical appliances or locks, illness anxiety can lead to excessive hand washing or domestic cleaning, and control anxiety can cause ritualistic motions, such as recurrent praying or positioning of things.

Distinguishing Obsessions from Compulsions

Any behaviour that forces them to do something, otherwise something bad is likely to happen can be classed as a compulsive behaviour. The behaviour would generally be triggered by obsessive ideas that generate high levels of anxiety and the behaviour is started in an effort to reduce the tension and anxiety. Most people with obsessive compulsive disorder realise that there just isn’t much rational to the behaviour.

For instance, the obsessive compulsive disorder sufferer may have a thoroughly arbitrary “nasty” thought about someone in their family dying and this thought is dwelled upon by them and in the end they start to feel very anxious that it could actually happen. They truly feel unable to shake the thought even though they know full well it is not true. In due course, a behaviour is produced to help lower the stress (by way of example, tapping their fingers against a specific object). When they learn that the person is ok they start to convince themselves that it’s as a result of their actions.

The compulsive behaviour only presents a small measure of relief from the overwhelming anxiety that the obsessive beliefs have induced. Sooner or later, those habits become more demanding or more complex. Most OCD sufferers become trapped in a downward spiral of anxiousness and worry. This escalation of behaviour creates a constant vicious cycle of anxiety and concern which traps the OCD sufferer.

Kinds of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder

Organiser – Someone that likes symmetry and order in their lives. Washer – focus on cleanliness. These individuals by and large fear bacteria and conceivable contamination.

Catastrophist – foresee that doom and disaster will occur if they do not complete their habits.

Catastrophiser – These people tend to predict disasters which may only be avoided by the repetition of particular activities or rituals.

Squirrel – This individual will hold onto everything in case it’s needed later. Such as, they may fear that throwing out a special item could lead to catastrophe.

Hypnotherapy as a Treatment Plan for Obsessive Compulsive Disorder

With hypnosis, it is possible for people to defeat their OCD problems and achieve an internal calmness. A professional hypnotherapist would ordinarily assist their client to tackle the obsessive thoughts and remove the urges to complete the obsessive action. They may also help the client discover and resolve the first element that was the “root cause” for the disorder, which can be very helpful in collapsing it completely.

hypnotherapeutic treatments are also an effective way to contend with the extreme anxiousness that OCD sufferers face, and conquering the elevated levels of anxiety is a key to helping these clients let go of their obsessive thoughts and behaviours so they can regain control over their lives.

Keith Dorrington from Hypnotherapy Blackheath based in Blackheath, London explained why in their view hypnotherapy approaches are extremely effective in treating OCD behaviours, ‘Here at Hypnotherapy Blackheath, we use a variety of techniques including Hypnotherapy and Time Line Therapy™ for our clients to receive effective long term results’.