Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) Psychological Therapy

OCD can be treated. The treatment recommended will depend on how much it’s affecting your life, in what ways, and for which reasons.

Image Credits: Posted on Therapist Aid in an article, "OCD Treatment Overview".

One of the main forms of professional support is Psychological Therapy. This often involves facing your fears and obsessive thoughts without using compulsions to alleviate emotional distress.

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) with Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP) are often helpful for people with OCD. This involves:

• working with your therapist to break down your problems into their separate parts, such as your thoughts, physical feelings and actions

• encouraging you to face your fears and have obsessive thoughts without neutralising them with compulsive behaviours; you start with situations that cause the least anxiety first, before moving on to more difficult thoughts

Therapy requires effort on your part and may sound uncomfortable, but many people find that when they confront their obsessions, their symptoms eventually improve.

Some people might benefit from 10 hours of therapist treatment, with exercises done at home between sessions. Others might require a longer course of treatment.

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