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Addictions and OCD
Addictions
Addictions come in many different forms and are treated very differently by society, but it is clear from research that they all have one thing in common. They are all the result of an innate human need not having been met and a human who in response, has tried their very best to fulfill this need, albeit in an unhealthy manner. Usually they are based on a desire to feel happier, calmer and more in control in a life situation.
Addictions may include alcoholism, drug abuse, eating disorders, gambling, shopping, computer games, TV, sexual obsessions and other compulsions.
Nobody wants to become addicted to substances or behaviours. Exploring insights and their relevance to your life can help you to achieve successful treatments that will free you from these destructive dissociative elements and give you an essential overview of why we are all vulnerable to addiction, and how this happened to you.
There is always a genuine cause and driver of addictive behaviour. For some, it is the social factor, for others there has been a trauma behind the addiction. Many addicts can and do recover relatively quickly.
We have successful ways to rapidly break addictive patterns by disengaging the brain from addictive behaviour. With psycho education and support we can show you how to prevent, or at least minimise, relapses, using psychotherapy informed by the latest neuroscientific findings.
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
If you suffer from Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) then you will know that is a condition where you have uncontrollable excessive obsessions. you may feel compelled to complete compulsions to lower you anxiety levels. OCD is a different coping mechanism to addiction however both are addictive and damaging to the body and often have the same root cause, inner needs not being met. Relief from what is causing the OCD is sadly only temporary so your compulsions may be weaved into your daily routine and perhaps not even always directly related to your obsessive thought, for example, if you have aggressive thoughts you may count bricks or words in an effort to control the thought.
Diagnosis
OCD, like all anxiety disorders and highly emotional states, interfere with your ability to think and concentrate. It is not uncommon for a sufferer to avoid certain situations, for example, someone who is obsessed with cleanliness may be unable to use toilets other than ones they have cleaned themselves. They may form addictions to rituals that self harm and may feel irrational anxiety if they do not complete tasks. It is hard to recognise however by professionals.
Onset of OCD is usually gradual and most often begins in adolescence or early adulthood. Children with OCD, unlike adults, do not usually realize that their obsessions and compulsions are excessive until a very strong addictive behaviour has formed.
Treatment
Effective fast relief from OCD. Sarah Morris achieves this by completing an emotional needs audit, to see where stresses are coming from, separating the your identity from the OCD so you can challenge the obsessive thoughts and behaviours, educating you about how the OCD process works, instilling in you the correct idea about OCD, rewinding extreme examples of your behaviour and any traumatic incidents that may have triggered it in the first place, guided imagery and by showing you how to get your innate emotional needs met in your life for your positive future.