Obsessions and OCD using Hypnosis

Other anxiety related problems include obsessions and compulsions or obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD). Obsessions are not the same as compulsions and the two are often confused.

What's the difference?

Let's look at an example. A person can have a compulsion to tidy their home. They do this and feel an immediate sense of satisfaction for doing so. When the task is complete, the thought process I must tidy my house disappears ... and the person feels much better, turning a negative situation (untidy house) into a positive, satisfying one (tidy house).

With an obsession however, the sufferer broods and ruminates about the task (or thought). The thoughts come more and more often, until the person becomes preoccupied with them. The obsessive acts (or thought) is usually about the deferment of punishment. The difficulty is, that unlike the compulsive, the obsessive feels no reward at all for performing his task (or thought): he/she feels no relief, no satisfaction, nothing at all. So, minutes (or hours) later, the brooding and ruminating returns.

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