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we have often  found  that the   most useful and effective  treatment for O.C.D  is  cognitive-behavioral therapy. Antidepressants may   sometimes be used by some in addition to the   cognitive   behavioral therapy, but  medication alone    in the long run has proved counter effective on many occasions  and  has done more damage .  The benefit   to the counselled can occur on a healthy combination of meditation and  of  the  behavioral  counselling.

Cognitive-behavioral therapy for obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD )

Behavioral  therapy for obsessive-compulsive disorder works on the strength of  two components:

1. Exposure and response prevention: repeatedly exposing the obsessed to the source of obsession . The person may be counseled  to refrain from the compulsive behavior that he or she would  usually perform to reduce the  anxiety. For example to  a compulsive hand washer, he or she should be advised  to touch the door handle in a public restroom . the counseled should be  then be prevented from washing the hands . As the individual deals impatiently  with his or her  anxiety, the urge to wash may diminish with the passing of time. it is possible that it may gradually begin to go away on its own.
2. Cognitive therapy focuses on the negative and fearful  thoughts and more than necessary  sense of responsibility counselled  may feel  . A big part of cognitive therapy for OCD is teaching the counseled  , positive , effective and  healthy way of accepting obsessive thoughts and responding to them  positively  without resorting to compulsive behavior.

Four Steps for Conquering Obsessive Thoughts and Compulsive Urges

Psychiatrist Jeffrey Schwartz, author of Brain Lock: Free Yourself from Obsessive-Compulsive Behavior, has advanced the following four steps for dealing with OCD:

• RELABEL –  the person may be trained to believe that the ritual of obsessive behavior is a weakness and he or she has the strength to conquer it. the counselled may be trained to  to say, “I don’t think or feel that my hands are dirty. my hands are clean , I do not need to wash them .” Or, “I don’t feel that I have the need to wash my hands. they are fine.
• REATTRIBUTE – Realize that the intensity and intrusiveness of the thought or urge is caused by OCD; it is probably related to a biochemical imbalance in the brain. Tell yourself, “It’s not me—it’s my OCD,” to remind you that OCD thoughts and urges are not meaningful, but are false messages from the brain.
• REFOCUS – Work around the OCD thoughts by focusing your attention on something else, at least for a few minutes. Do another behavior. Say to you, “I’m experiencing a symptom of OCD. I need to do another behavior.”
• REVALUE – Do not take the OCD thought at face value. It is not significant in itself. Tell yourself, “That’s just my stupid obsession. It has no meaning. That’s just my brain. There’s no need to pay attention to it.” Remember: You can’t make the thought go away, but neither do you need to pay attention to it. You can learn to go on to the next behavior.
• How can we help you: Mansik Pramarsh program for managing OCD is supported to help  overcome the symptoms associated with OCD by our regular daily counseling sessions/mental exercises/ preksha meditation and Kayotsarg. Hundreds have benefited, it is your /your child’s turn now.  Call 09179383554 or email: mansikpramarsh@gmail.com.