i'm suffering from this hell from 2 yrs, any treatment for this ??? help me
2006-10-27 04:21:43 · 11 answers · asked by Lover of Hilary Duff 1 in Health ➔ Mental Health
Systematic desensitizing is a behavior therapy used to reduce clients' anxiety and fear responses through counter conditioning.
which a person is taught a new, more adaptive response to a stimulus. For instance, fear of germs or touching something gross, you'll go to several steps to overcome your fears.
If you're looking on any drug treatment, you might have to go experience several medications like anti psychotics, antidepressants, anti anxiety drugs, anti mania drugs, and/or
electroconvulsive therapy. But I am sure you don't want to submit to all those drugs.
2006-10-27 05:31:00 · answer #1 · answered by Sabine 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Treating OCD is very difficult. Just about everyone suffers from some form of OCD it's just that some are more obsessive than others. It's all mental. You have to take control and make conscious decisions not to be so obsessive. It's only a problem when it affects your life and the lives of others. If that's the case then you need to take the necessary steps to fix it. When you find yourself starting to obsess about something remove yourself from the situation and put your time and energy into something else. Like I said it takes a conscious effort and a constant awareness of your actions and thoughts. It's best to recruit someone you love and trust to help you. Let them tell you when you are being obsessive about something and don't get angry when they point it out. That way you have your awareness to work from as well as the awareness of an outsider. That will help you to stay conscious of your actions. It's a long process but worth it in the end. It worked wonders for me. It was very difficult at first but over time it got easier and easier to stop obsessing about things that don't matter.
2006-10-27 04:28:53 · answer #2 · answered by Laura D 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
The two usual non medical treatments out there are Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), check here for more on that: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cognitive_therapy
The other is Exposure Therapy, check here for more on that:
http://panicdisorder.about.com/od/exposuretherapy/index.htm?terms
=system+of+a+down+therapy
Medical treatments usually consist of antidepressants of the Selective Serotonin Re uptake Inhibitor (SSRI) class. A usually combination is medication and CBT but it depends on the person. The most important thing is to see a psychiatrist and talk to them about it, if they're not giving you the help you want/need see another until you find the right one or if you're too poor you could learn more about the two non medical methods I mentioned and try them yourself but only as a last resort! Self help in this area is highly inadvisable!
2006-10-27 08:16:28 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
there are tons of good pyschiatrists and psychologists who specialize in ocd therapy. there are some very good breakthrough medications too. you can def. get help for this. contact your local mental health agency, or look in the phone book for therapists who specialize in ocd...or do a search online for ocd, and find out what is involved in the therapy/meds treatments. it might take some time for you to learn new behaviors in order to reduce your ocd behaviors, and get used to taking meds, etc. keep an open mind. you have a very good future ahead of you!! best of luck with this.
2006-10-27 04:35:02 · answer #4 · answered by pirate00girl 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
My husband got through it (before I met him) by contacting a local support group. Also, he went on a very highly nutritional diet to get his chemistry back in line. He suffered with it for about 2 years. He went to lots of "shrinks" but was not successful in finding someone to help. According to him, it helped to speak with others who were suffering the same thing he was suffering, and they worked together to all get better.
2006-10-27 04:24:35 · answer #5 · answered by Just Ducky 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
There are methods of treatment for this, but most requre a therapist right there with you. I reccomend to you contact a psychiatrist and set up an appointment.
2006-10-27 04:24:32 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Talk to your local state/county MHMR. My husband was in a treatment facility with a very sweet lady who had this problem, and they helped her immensely. She was a teacher who relied on her schedule to help her cope with major overload in life; she said she'd got to the point she scheduled her bathroom time, and it really bothered her if she had to go out of the schedule! (That's how she knew she finally had to get treatment!)
I will say, one of the treatments they used, kind of bothered me. She was very neat, very clean, and they'd put stuff on the floor and tell her she couldn't pick it up... I didn't like that much, seemed cruel to me.
2006-10-27 05:14:02 · answer #7 · answered by Baby'sMom 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
where do you live? There are two clincs devoted to OCD one in NY and the other in NJ. If you are not from the east coast maybe they can tell you where to get help in your city and state.
2006-10-27 04:24:03 · answer #8 · answered by princesscutesmile 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I feel you. Yes, there are treatments. See your doctor. They can give you certain antidepressants (SSRIs) that work really well with OCD. Not all antidepressants work for this--only SSRIs.
2006-10-27 04:24:50 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Hello,
make an appointment to see your psychiatrist and he/she will work with you to achieve different behavior modification regiments and also prescribe you a Rx if necessary.
2006-10-27 04:41:33 · answer #10 · answered by Wife~and~Mom 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋