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Are you Obsessive - Compulsive?
Do you wash your hands repeatedly, count objects again
and again or check things many times? Do you repeatedly follow private rituals, such as touching a number of
items in a certain sequence? If you cannot prevent yourself doing this, you
may have symptoms called obsessive compulsive disorder.
You may count the number of times a dog barks, or passing
cars. You may endlessly sing a song in your mind, or you cannot stop playing
video games or seeking internet pornography. You are a prisoner in your own
mind, endlessly counting the bars of your cage.
The symptoms associated with OCD are obsessions
(thoughts that keep returning) or compulsions (habits such as
compulsive washing or
compulsive eating which interfere with your life.
OCD may be a reason why chain letters,
spam and computer viruses spread. Regardless of the stupidity of the
messages - if you have OCD you may have to read them and follow the
instructions ... just in case. Many marketing and salespeople take advantage of
people with compulsions.
OCD may be combined with or complicated by other symptoms -
such as symptoms associated with trauma,
schizophrenia,
depression, sexual abuse and bipolar disorder. If OCD
affects you - or someone close to you - get help - before your condition
worsens.
Reactions to OCD Symptoms
You may feel embarrassed about your obsessive thoughts
- perhaps they don't make sense or seem "crazy", even to you. You may try to
hide your compulsive habits, because you know they look strange. You
may feel alone and afraid - but you cannot seem to stop.
Obsessions and compulsions are similar to non-chemical
addictions, such as gambling or sexual addictions, and to some symptoms
of PTSD, and may have a similar cause. If you have this type of
addictions, or if you are trying to deal with trauma, you may be trying
to escape from or to avoid feeling unpleasant or difficult emotions.
If you have OCD symptoms, you may feel irritable,
angry and withdrawn. If you were a child with OCD,
you may have been accused of temper tantrums,
stubbornness or other problems. If you were a teenager with OCD, you may
have been accused of fighting your
parents or avoiding school.
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You may be a
prisoner in your own mind, endlessly counting the bars of your
cage. |
Children with OCD
OCD symptoms use up
much of a child's time and energy, with less time for homework or
household chores. They may feel they must do their rituals exactly
right, to avoid bad feelings. They may feel stressed tbefore they can go to
school or to bed. They may not sleep well, and be exhausted.
Children with OCD may often feel physically sick and
have stress-related symptoms such as headaches or upset stomachs. They
may worry about bacteria and toxins, and about being seen
as "crazy". These worries may change as the child matures.
Children with OCD rarely get the emotional
support that they need, not because their parents are uncaring, but
because their parents are as confused and bewildered as they are. The
child's confusion may be seen as frustration and anger.
Children with OCD may show extreme anger to parents who do not comply
with their demands. A child with a cleanliness obsession may demand
to shower for hours. Teenagers who are
depressed or using drugs have a higher risk of developing OCD than
other teenagers.
Drugs & OCD
Some therapists recommend a mixture of behavioral
therapy and medication. Although antidepressants may not affect
OCD symptoms, the following drugs are considered to be effective:
clomipramine (Anafranil), fluvoxamine (Luvox),
fluoxetine (Prozac), citalopram (Celexa),
sertraline (Zoloft) and paroxetine (Paxil).
These drugs affects blood
serotonin - a neurotransmitter that nerve cells
use to communicate. Serotonin receptors are spread
throughout the brain; so its uptake and release can affect a huge part
of life. See Side Effects
of Common Drugs.
Systemic Coaching & OCD
Systemic coaching helps people recognize and
change relationship entanglements and trauma associated with
unpleasant emotions or difficult behaviors. This
helps people control emotions and compulsive behaviors that
those emotions motivated.
| I used to compulsively make and
remake my bed, endlessly rearrange our children's toys, and do many other things that
seem ridiculous now. I asked you for Soulwork, although I had been with a
therapist for three years. When you said four to six sessions, I
thought that you were crazy. But in the second session, I found
a frightened child inside me ... you helped me love her. And in
the third session we dissolved a situation from when I was six and
got lost in a zoo. OCD? What OCD? |
Many obsessions appear to be attempts to continue
toxic family traditions within a family system. Obsessions and compulsions are often examples of
identity loss - in which a person has:
- lost access to "parts" of self
(associated with trauma)
- lost access to most of identity (associated with
child abuse)
- identified with another person
- identified with two family members who were in
conflict
Systemic coaching provides prompt and effective
remedies for identity loss. Motivated people are coached to
find a stable sense of integrity. Then toxic
relationship bonds and emotional trauma can be resolved, and mentors
or role models found who inspire development, happiness and success.
Competent Coaching
Well-educated may not mean
competent. Although exposure and response prevention
are commonly used to treat OCD, a
Soulwork systemic coach can offer you more choices:
- Help you dissolve conflicts
- Dissolve partnership and
sexual issues
- Replace relationship bonds
- Dissolve the consequences of trauma and PTSD
- Find appropriate role models and mentors
[
Consequences of Coaching and Therapy .
Sexual Solutions ]
NOTE: Consult your physician regarding the
applicability of any opinions or recommendations about OCD,
medical symptoms or medical conditions.
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partners and teams to resolve emotional and relationship challenges. |
