Living With OCD - What Can Be Done? OCD Signs And Symptoms, Management, Treatment, And Living A Normal Life

By Martin Salter

Obsessive compulsive disorder is no longer an untreatable ailment. With the progress made in treatment protocols OCD is becoming a manageable condition. For most, this is simply a case of learning to identify, shift toward, and process various management strategies.

Once an individual has learned to manage their OCD, they are able to consistently fall back on this skill set. This knowledge allows individuals to manage their OCD throughout their entire lifetime, often without the need for medication. For individuals seeking to take back control of their lives this discipline can be one of the most empowering feelings in the world.

Positive management options reduce self-hate. This can prevent the cycle of triggering oneself due to self-worth complaints. This in turn can create a situation where new compulsions, triggers, and rituals are no longer being created.

When there are no new problems being added, individuals can truly learn to manage their OCD in a way that works for them; freeing up their time, relationships, and ability to progress onward. OCD is no longer a stumbling block to a happy, functional, and joy-filled life.

The goal of OCD management is to give an individual back their life, their future, and most of all their control. Since many elements of OCD involve losing or trading control, regaining control is often the most satisfying result for OCD sufferers. Individuals seeking to completely manage their OCD should be prepared to put in hard work to get the results they desire.

Like living with OCD, learning to manage OCD is a series of learning stages. Each of these stages can make or break the ability to manage OCD and regain the control that is so sorely needed within the lives of those affected.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Martin Salter
• Release date: Nov 4, 2015
• ISBN: 9781519938923

Book preview

Introduction

Living With OCD

Accepting  Compulsions At Face Value

Identifying Hidden Compulsions

Understanding The Effect Compulsions Have Upon Each Individual's Life

Learning An Individual's Triggers

Detecting Environmental Impact Upon Mental Status

Taking Personal Responsibility

Owning Up To OCD Instead Of Hiding From Oneself

Shift Your Focus Away From Compulsions And Rituals

Positive Redirection

Re-assign Value Within Your Life

Learning To Value Oneself

Learning To Value Relationships

Learning To Understand The New Life

Ensure That No New Rituals Take The Place Of Old Rituals

Be Aware That Relapses Do Happen

Look Into Combining Other Methods.

Give Personal Positive Encouragement

Closing Thoughts And Recommendations

Introduction

Obsessive compulsive disorder is no longer an untreatable ailment. With the progress made in treatment protocols OCD is becoming a manageable condition. For most, this is simply a case of learning to identify, shift toward, and process various management strategies.

Once an individual has learned to manage their OCD, they are able to consistently fall back on this skill set. This knowledge allows individuals to manage their OCD throughout their entire lifetime, often without the need for medication. For individuals seeking to take back control of their lives this discipline can be one of the most empowering feelings in the world.

Positive management options reduce self-hate. This can prevent the cycle of triggering oneself due to self-worth complaints. This in turn can create a situation where new compulsions, triggers, and rituals are no longer being created.

When there are no new problems being added, individuals can truly learn to manage their OCD in a way that works for them; freeing up their time, relationships, and ability to progress onward. OCD is no longer a stumbling block to a happy, functional, and joy-filled life.

The goal of OCD management is to give an individual back their life, their future, and most of all their control. Since many elements of OCD involve losing or trading control, regaining control is often the most satisfying result for OCD sufferers. Individuals seeking to completely manage their OCD should be prepared to put in hard work to get the results they desire.

Like living with OCD, learning to manage OCD is a series of learning stages. Each of these stages can make or break the ability to manage OCD and regain the control that is so sorely needed within the lives of those affected.

Living With OCD

For people living with OCD, life is a series of compulsions, bad feelings, and rituals. These rituals can quite literally take over everything else a person with OCD feels in their life. This is one of the reasons that finding a way to manage OCD is so high on the to-do list of affected individuals.

OCD is a set of compulsions that lead to rituals triggered by specific stimulus. This stimulus can be auditory, visual, or any of the other senses. These triggers often only make sense to the person with OCD. However, it should be noted that some individuals with OCD do not understand the triggers behind their own compulsions.

Individuals with un-defined triggers only understand the feelings that come along with their compulsions. Often people with OCD will feel angry, miserable, or dirty if they do not follow their compulsions. This can lead to a cycle of worsening OCD that feeds on trying