Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, or OCD, involves having obsessive thinking patterns that can include unwanted thoughts, images, or urges that make a person feel anxious or distressed.
Individuals who have OCD often have significant difficulty pushing away or ignoring these thoughts. Those with OCD also have compulsive behaviors which are an attempt to reverse the obsessive thoughts or urges by performing some sort of action.
Inference Based Cognitive Behavioral Therapy:
I-CBT is an evidence based treatment for OCD that works well for those who have not wanted or have not had sufficient symptom reduction with exposure based treatment. I-CBT focuses on the cognitions we have that spark the OCD sequence to begin with, so that we can better work to address the process at the beginning. Often clients find that the more they understand about their OCD and the thoughts driving the process, the easier it is to reduce the anxiety that leads to compulsions.
Common signs of OCD include:
- Intrusive thoughts
- Constant checking
- Constant counting
- The repeated cleaning of one or more items
- Constantly checking the stove or door locks
- Fear of contamination
- Hoarding
- Thoughts that you might be harmed
- Thoughts that you might cause others harm
If you would like to talk more about OCD and what treatments are available, I would be happy to chat. Contact me today for a free consultation.
San Marcos, Tx