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Drug Based Therapy For OCD

Most of them don't seem to have any significant impact. There is research looking into:

  • Psychedelics. The idea is that serotonin would improve the obsessions. So far, the data showed little benefit.
  • Ketamine. Another drug used for trauma showed little benefit here.
  • Cannabis: it can relieve anxiety temporarily, but showed little OCD specific relief. Since it also increases focus it may do more harm than good. 

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Anxiety - the common thread

Anxiety - the common thread

Anxiety is a state of fear or alertness without the clear & present danger. It's what binds obsessions and compulsions. 

A person suffering from OCD is aware his belief is irrational. But it feels like the right intuition. "I know nothing bad will happen if I turn right...

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Types of OCD obsessions

  • Repetition: "when you check the lock 30 times before leaving the house" Endless loops of the same action.
  • Counting: "when you have do to something 5 times in a row" It could be an action or a mental counting. 
  • Order

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Exposure Therapy

Exposure Therapy

The only form of proven therapy for OCD. It is a cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT), a talking therapy, however unlike counselling, it is much more structured and tailored around the individuals ‘here and now’ obsessive behaviour.

The goal is to get the patient face his/her ...

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OCD (Obsesive Compulsive Disorder) vs OCPD (Obsesive Compulsive Personality)

OCD (Obsesive Compulsive Disorder) vs OCPD (Obsesive Compulsive Personality)

OCD is an unhealthy mania for doing certain things. Like washing 50 in a row, counting in their head, checking the lock 20 times etc ....

If the obsessions are like itches, in OCPD they go away with scratching, and they intensify in OCD. Having such a personality ...

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