OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE DISORDER

Does Your Life Feel Impossible?
Do You Want To Take Back Control ?

Have You Been Diagnosed with OCD? 
OCD has two main features: obsessions and compulsions.
Obsessions are involuntary thoughts, images or impulses. Common obsessions can include, fears about dirt, germs and contamination; fears of acting out violent or aggressive thoughts or impulses; unreasonable fears of harming others, especially loved ones; abhorrent, blasphemous or sexual thoughts; inordinate concern with order, arrangement or symmetry; collecting useless or worn out possessions; and fears that things are not safe, e.g. household appliances. The main features of obsessions are that they are automatic, frequent, upsetting, distressing, and difficult to control.
Common compulsions can include excessive washing and cleaning; checking; repetitive actions such as touching, counting, arranging and ordering; hoarding; ritualistic behaviours that lessen the chances of provoking an obsession (eg, putting all sharp objects out of sight); and acts which reduce obsessional fears (eg, wearing only certain colours). Compulsions can be observable actions, for example washing, but they can also be mental rituals such as repeating words or phrases, counting, or saying a prayer. The main features of compulsions are they are repetitive and stereotyped actions that the person feels forced to perform. People can have compulsions without having obsessional thoughts but, very often, these two occur together.  Carrying out a compulsion reduces the person's anxiety and makes the urge to perform the compulsion again

Is OCD Treatable?
The cause of OCD is much debated but it is likely to result from a combination of factors and the causes for one person may be differ from one person to the next. OCD can run in families and, in some cases, may be associated with an underlying biochemical imbalance in the brain. Psychological factors such as susceptibility to stress or exposure to an emotionally traumatic experience are also likely to be the cause. The good news is that, for the majority of OCD sufferers it can be controlled and treated.

What can I expect?
Everyone is different and your circumstances will be unique to you. We will work with you so that you can discover just how you can create the change that you want, leading to a happier future.

The aim of the programme is to give you back control of your thoughts, actions and behaviour and allow you to feel happier and more confident about getting on with your life

How do I make an appointment?
We offer a FREE 20 minute consultation and you are under no obligation to take the meeting any further. Contact us now by filling in the enquiry from below and one of our practitioners will call you at a time convenient for you.  Alternatively, you can pick up the phone now and start the change process today.