Can OCD be overcome by just plain willpower?

Question

Just wondering......... cuz all these websites say that you need medication and therapy and stuff like that..........

Answer 1

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/?qid=20060907161940AA4WJHa

There was a question on here a while back that you might be interested in.

And here's the link that was really interesting.
http://www.ocduk.org/2/foursteps.htm

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Answer 2

I have suffered from OCD since I was five...I am 31 now....I have had it to varying degrees throughout my life and if I could have stopped it through willpower I would have done it gladly because OCD is the closest thing to living in a nightmare that I can think of....I would try to stop myself from performing the rituals that I was compelled to do but I was overwhelmed by the need to carry them out....to not do them only heightened my anxiety.

Medications help some, but not all people with OCD. I have tried almost every SSRI out there and the last psychiatrist I visited said that I am treatment resistant and therefore will not respond to medications....

Cognitive therapy is a method that psychologists use to expose you to the things that you fear over a slow period of time until you become desensitized to whatever it is you are afraid of....My condition is very complex and has evolved overtime....and the nature of my disorder kept me from attempting it...I have heard that it can be very helpful for many people with OCD.....

If I were you I would look into cognitive therapy before medications because the drugs tend to have alot of negative side effects and you can build up tolerances to them. It is always a gamble if you will even respond to the meds at all and if you do the beneficial effects may not last and then doctors tend to want to add more medications. Eventually you feel like the human turd, having no energy and spending much of your time in a mental fog and exhausted due to the medications slowing your brain down.....these meds also have an anti-anxiety effect as well.

I hope the information helps...Good luck...

Answer 3

Depending on the severity of a person's disorder, that person may just be able to "grin and bear it" with the anxiety in his/her life. This isn't really the same as overcoming it, though, it's just dealing with it.

Counselors can also teach a person a number of techniques that can help them more effectively manage anxiety.

For more severe cases of OCD, medication and therapy may be necessary.

Answer 4

It really depends on you symptoms. When they interfere with you day to day living then yes therapy and medication are need. But that is something that needs to be talk over with a doctor. Everyone is different.

Answer 5

OCD Behaviour can be overcome by a simple meditation called SAHAJ MARG. In this meditation we are trained to regulate our mind to be with God.

Dear frd, try to browse this website and get more info which is very useful to you

www.srcm.org

Answer 6

it can! if you can't commit yourself then you probably need meds or therapy to help you. there is a book called 'BrainLock' and it has steps to overcome the obsessions.

Answer 7

i think so. but i also think that it would take a alot of time and work.