Obsessive compulsion disorder Lincolnshire.

Overcoming obsessive-compulsive disorder in Lincolnshire.

Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is more common than most people think. The most common types of OCD include continuous hand washing, continuous cleaning, and repeatedly checking locks, light switches, and taps, or checking their work is correct many times. But they can go a lot deeper.

Often, it can be a very traumatic experience, stress, or anxiety that can cause the person to build up a fear, possibly of contamination, the house burning down, or almost anything. It can even be thoughts of what they might be capable of themselves, attacking someone, even murdering someone; these thoughts then become an obsession. Rituals may well then develop that must be performed to avoid the obsession becoming reality. There can be a set number of times they might have to perform these rituals to make sure. For example, checking the front door is locked 10 or 20 times, and even going back to check again. If these rituals are not performed, extremely high levels of anxiety, stress, and fear can build to an enormously high level, compelling the person to complete the ritual even when the original fear has been forgotten.

Overcome OCD with the help of hypnotherapy.

Hypnotherapy, being deep relaxation, can help us to learn to relax ourselves down taking away anxiety, stress, and fear and allowing us to feel calmer. Through good counselling, we may discover the initial fear or what traumatic experience started the intrusive thoughts. While in that very relaxed state of mind the subconscious mind can learn new ways to deal with and turn away those intrusive obsessive thoughts.