Overcome Your OCD with Online Therapy

Most of us have at some time felt uncertain about leaving the iron or the stove on and some have even gone home to check. This type of behavior is just normal and doesn't cause any damage or harm in one's life. However, if you have "what if" thoughts and need to have control occurs on a regular basis and interferes with your daily life, then you might be suffering from OCD (obsessive-compulsive disorder).

OCD is a condition marked by irrational beliefs (obsessions) and rituals (compulsions). The obsessions are recurrent, unwanted thoughts that are difficult or impossible for you to ignore and cause you anxiety. By performing repetitive, ritualized compulsions, you ease your anxiety. It may, for example, be that you wash your hands very thoroughly and often, or check all the locks in your home.

Our therapy for OCD is based on cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT). With the help of CBT and your therapist, you will identify what triggers your OCD. You will learn how you can reduce your obsessions by exposing you to these triggers and challenging them. Eventually you will be able to face these triggers without the need to perform your normal rituals (like washing your hands several times in a row or checking the lights numerous times). You will identify the fears that are linked to your OCD and learn to know that these fears are not realistic. You will be taught to replace these negative thoughts with more realistic ones. Eventually you will be in charge of the thoughts and behaviors that previously have been nurturing your OCD, so that you can live life free from obsessions and compulsions.