Posted by Simcha on October 9, 2001, at 8:16:00
In reply to OCD, posted by Shelley on October 9, 2001, at 6:52:51
I guess that would depend on the type of OCD from which you suffer....
I suffer from OCD related to sexual obsession/compulsion. I have acted out on images that never would go away. For me I found some relief in 12-step programs, therapy, and meds. It really wasn't until I got the meds that things got better.
Then I have also started hypnotherapy. This helps because the hypnotherapist can speak with my subconscious mind where the OCD actually happens. She helps me to get control of my mind, body, soul and spirit. She has helped me to write affirmations which I must repeat throughout the day. It helps me in that it keeps my mind off of the obsessive thoughts that used to invade my mind.
Hypnotherapy is nonconventional. My psychiatrist is all for it since it seems to help me. If you go this route make sure that your choice of a hypnotherapist is a Certified Hypnotherapist (Cht.). Ask to see his/her credentials. Talk to clients of the hypnotherapist. Also ask the hypnotherapist what his/her goals are. Some hypnotherapists can be unethical (like pdocs). They can make suggestions while you are under that you will need to keep coming back no matter what. The goal of my hypnotherapist is to teach me self-reliance and self-hypnosis so that maybe one day I won't need her. That is a true hypnotherapist.
Don't be afraid of the warning. Hypnotherapists cannot make you do anything you do not really want to do or anything that might be against your core beliefs. You are the one who allows the hypnotherapist to hypnotise you. Therefore you can bring yourself out of it and leave if you experience something that is a bit off.
I have to say that I found an excellent hypnotherapist. She has even offered to teach me how to do what she does. She has authorization to certify hypnotherapists. She can offer classes (She is that advanced.) I think I like that. I would love to be able to help others, to give back to the universe for the help I have received.
I hope you find relief soon,
Simcha> I suffer from severe OCD and ADs aren't enough to solve the problem. I don't want to take neuroleptics since a small dosage of perphenazine in the past has resulted in tardive dyskinesia.
> Is anyone here on something else that helps ocd? Even if not conventional?
> Thank you in advance.
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