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ocd treatment and overview

A closer look at OCD treatment options, including cognitive behavioral therapy and medication.

Obsessive-compulsive disorder, or OCD as it’s usually known, is a label that gets kicked around a lot in our everyday conversations. You might tell a friend to “stop being so OCD” when she keeps checking her phone or is constantly cleaning her computer screen. But the reality is, OCD is relatively uncommon—only about 1 in 50 people have it.

To be diagnosed you’d have uncontrollable, anxiety-inducing thoughts (obsessions), repeated behaviors (compulsions), or a combination of both.

OCD is treatable. The recommended “first-line” treatments are cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) and medication management, usually one that targets serotonin. Many clinicians believe the combination of these two treatments is more effective than either alone. If OCD is resistant to the standard forms of treatment, there are other alternatives.

Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) focuses on training your brain to think and act differently to stressors. Think of it this way: the part of your brain that solves problems and makes rules for how to respond to problems develops a glitch and through CBT, you can detect that glitch and correct it.

Cognitive therapy uses all kinds of different strategies to get to that point, including deep breathing, self-talk, journaling, and what’s known as ‘playing the script until the end’—a sort of thought experiment where you imagine the outcomes of the worst-case scenario. Letting this scenario play out shows that even if your worst fears come true, you’ll still be able to find ways to manage and overcome the situation.

https://alsanabel.qa/en/ocd-treatment-an-overview/

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