is there anyway to reat OCD apart from medication? if so, what are the ways?
2007-03-19 02:15:32 · 8 answers · asked by Samantha T 2 in Health ➔ Mental Health
OCD can be treated by going to a therapist. They'll talk about it with you and might give you some meds.
It's not serious until it takes up more than one hour of your day though.
Detailed guide to treatments: http://www.healthyplace.com/Communities/ocd/sandra/treatment.htm
2007-03-19 03:09:37 · answer #1 · answered by Chocolate Strawberries. 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it really depends on how intense the OCD is and how much, if any, does it debilitate the patient. OCD that involves conduct that could be harmful such as a need to pick litter from the middle of a highway would be something that needs to be addressed and probably would require medication of which there are many. However, if you are more Monk like which compulsive habits that are not harmful but make it hard to work or have a relationship then behavior modification programs might work out too. Medication tends to alter the chemistry in the brain and often can alter OCD quickly, however, the medication would be lifelong. Behavior modification therapy might change the behavior or often change one habitual conduct with another. I think the truth is that it has to be a combination of both medication and therapy. Almost everyone suffers from some kind of OCD even if mildly though in the milder form we like to call them superstitions (don't step on a crack, etc...).
2007-03-19 09:29:17 · answer #2 · answered by Tom W 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
OCD helps people feel more control over their life and gives them the feeling that if they do their routines PERFECTLY then they can stop something that is uncontrolable from happening. I've had OCD for 6 years now and i was recently put on Zoloft. Before then i helped make my OCD less severe by counter-acting routines i did by creating new ones that were not as obvious to other people. I think it would be better for you to go on meds if you want to treat it, counseling might help you also but i haven't tried it so i don't know how well it will work.
2007-03-19 11:10:53 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Just depends on how bad it is affecting your every day tasks. I have OCD (among panic and anxiety) Not so good of a combination. But thank god my OCD is not a problem (yet). If yours is a severe, I would talk to a therapist or physician if you have no therapist to find out what is out there for you I know one treatment is behavioral therapy under the guidance of a trained therapist. Check the link out below for more information.
2007-03-19 09:29:53 · answer #4 · answered by AHHHHhhhhh 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Meds are the best way. The chemistry of the brain need to be re-balanced.
A psychologist, familiar with OCD,may also be able to help, but the meds are really the way to go.
Without them, it is too hard to break the routines.
It would be like trying to use "willpower" to combat diabetes. If its biochemical, its biochemical...
2007-03-19 09:22:12 · answer #5 · answered by P-nuts and Hair-dos 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Therapy can help, as will avoiding coffee and other caffeine products (Coke, Red Bull, Excedrin, etc.), even green or regular tea - cocoa & chocolate contains some (a substitute made from Carob is quite nice, and caffeine free, so far as I know - Google it!); and Aspartame (Nutrasweet, Equal, etc.). Herbal teas, like Chamomile, are OK, as are Chicory & roasted barley, coffee substitutes, like Caro & Ecco.
2007-03-19 10:57:07 · answer #6 · answered by CLICKHEREx 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
some people feel better with st john's wort...behavior modification might help also ..depends on how badly it is affecting your life
have you studied nlp neuro linguistic programming...whew it is powerful
2007-03-19 09:19:05 · answer #7 · answered by enchanted mermaid 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you can see a therapist who can help. They use psychological methods of healing.
2007-03-19 09:20:11 · answer #8 · answered by Chip 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋