Imagine having a disorder in which your mind is stuck on a topic and these thoughts will not go away. This thought just replays over and over in your mind. It wouldn’t matter what you do to try and rid these unwanted thoughts, but they just won’t budge and are constantly stuck in your mind. Not to mention these thoughts also include intense feelings of anxiety. You think you’re going crazy right?
Intense feelings of anxiety may come along with these unwanted thoughts. Anxiety is your brain’s warning when it feels like you are in danger. Anxiety helps you respond or react to danger. Why would you feel like you are in danger though? It does not make sense does it? Your brain certainly does not lie, neither do doesn’t your feelings. Unfortunately, having OCD, your brain and feelings do tend to lie.
What is OCD? OCD is also known as Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. When diagnosed with OCD, the warning system in your brain is not working appropriately. Your brain tells you, you are in danger when in reality, you are fine. OCD is a disorder, in which a person is frequently characterized by uncontrollable thoughts (obsessions) and behaviors (compulsions) that he or she feel the need to repeat in order to repeat the anxiety of an uncomfortable situation. If you have OCD, don’t worry because over 3.3 billion …show more content…
In psychotherapy, you learn about your moods, feelings, thoughts and behaviors based on your condition. When having a psychotherapy session, you learn how to take control of your life while responding to challenging situations that help cope healthy skills. Although psychotherapy may be helpful it does come with risk factors. Exploring painful feelings and feeling emotionally uncomfortable is part of the risk factors, but these risks can be minimized by talking to a skilled
Intense feelings of anxiety may come along with these unwanted thoughts. Anxiety is your brain’s warning when it feels like you are in danger. Anxiety helps you respond or react to danger. Why would you feel like you are in danger though? It does not make sense does it? Your brain certainly does not lie, neither do doesn’t your feelings. Unfortunately, having OCD, your brain and feelings do tend to lie.
What is OCD? OCD is also known as Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. When diagnosed with OCD, the warning system in your brain is not working appropriately. Your brain tells you, you are in danger when in reality, you are fine. OCD is a disorder, in which a person is frequently characterized by uncontrollable thoughts (obsessions) and behaviors (compulsions) that he or she feel the need to repeat in order to repeat the anxiety of an uncomfortable situation. If you have OCD, don’t worry because over 3.3 billion …show more content…
In psychotherapy, you learn about your moods, feelings, thoughts and behaviors based on your condition. When having a psychotherapy session, you learn how to take control of your life while responding to challenging situations that help cope healthy skills. Although psychotherapy may be helpful it does come with risk factors. Exploring painful feelings and feeling emotionally uncomfortable is part of the risk factors, but these risks can be minimized by talking to a skilled