Harrow & Pinner - Treatment for OCD (Obsessive Compulsive Disorder) with Hypnosis & Hypnotherapy
By Cara Ostryn - hypnotherapist and hypnotist at the Ruislip and Eastcote Hypnotherapy Clinic.
Below you will find details of how I help people overcome obsessions and compulsions using hypnosis and hypnotherapy. My main clinic is in Ruislip Manor - and is easily reached from Harrow and Pinner.
Please go to my home page for more information.
OCD is a distressing anxiety disorder most commonly characterized by a person's obsessive, distressing, and related compulsions (tasks or rituals) which attempt to neutralize the obsessions. Listed amongst the top 10 most debilitating illnesses by the World Health Organisation in terms of loss of income and decreased quality of life, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder is thought to affect 2-3% of the UK population.
OCD sufferers are aware that such thoughts and behavior are not rational but feel bound to comply with them to fend off feelings of panic or dread. Because sufferers are consciously aware of this irrationality but feel helpless to push it away, untreated OCD is often regarded as one of the most vexing and frustrating of the major anxiety disorders
Obsessions
OCD can take many forms, but, in general, sufferers experience repetitive, unwelcome and intrusive thoughts, images, impulses and doubts which they find hard to ignore. These thoughts form the obsessional part of 'Obsessive-Compulsive' and they usually (but not always) cause the person to perform repetitive compulsions in a vain attempt to relieve themselves of the obsessions and neutralise the fear. Some sufferers will have the obsessions but no physical outward compulsions - a form of OCD often called 'Pure O' .
Common obsessions include contamination and germs, causing harm to oneself or to others, upsetting sexual, violent or blasphemous thoughts, the ordering or arrangement of objects, and worries about throwing things away.
Sufferers try to fight these thoughts with mental or physical rituals, the compulsions, which involve repeatedly performing actions such as hand washing, cleaning, checking, counting, hoarding or partaking in endless rumination. Avoidance of feared situations is also common; however, this often results in further worrying and preoccupation with the obsessional thoughts.
Most sufferers know that their thoughts and behaviour are irrational and senseless, but feel incapable of stopping them. This has a significant impact on their confidence and self-esteem and as a result, their careers, relationships and lifestyles.
Compulsions
...or compulsive acts can be defined as repetitious, purposeful actions in which the individual feels compelled to engage according to their own rules or in a stereotyped manner. Typically, the individual experiences a sense of resistance to the act but this is overridden by the strong, subjective drive to perform the action. Most often the principal aim behind the compulsive act is to generate temporary relief from the anxiety caused by a preceding 'obsession'.
Treatment using Hypnoanalysis
All of the above are SYMPTOMS. They are symptoms of an inner anxiety inside of us but beyond our control. Hypno-analysis, a very special type of hypnotherapy,it is one of the best methods in the world for treating emotional, psychological or anxiety-related problems. It is a uniquely successful therapy which allows the client to resolve the very root cause of their problem, helping them to change their lives signifcantly in a short space of time. Analytical therapy is used to discover the the cause of the psychological problems. When the anxiety is gone, so too will be the symptoms of OCD
Clinic Details
The Ruislip Hypnotherapy Clinic is based in the professional and relaxing surroundings of the Green Health Centre. It is a two minute walk from Ruislip Manor tube station (Metropolitan and Piccadilly lines) and there are parking facilities right outside.
Address
Green Health Centre
106 Pembroke Road
Ruislip
Middx
HA4 8NW
(picture: reception area)
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About Cara...
I have a Psychology degree and a number of Diplomas and Certificates in Hypnosis, Hypnotherapy and Pure Hypnoanalysis.
In addition to my six years experience as a hypnotherapist, I have worked at Hillingdon Hospital as a hypnotherapist, providing relaxation sessions to hospital staff. I believe in continual personal development and learning & have been through hypnoanalysis myself - this makes it far easier for me to help you! |
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Booking your free initial consultation couldn't be easier.
It is perfectly natural that you may have questions about hypnotherapy. To arrange a free consultation or to book an appointment call 0208 868 8330 or mobile 07740 781 573
If I'm with a client, you can leave a confidential message on my answerphone and I will return your call as soon as possible.
Alternatively, you can email me at: info@caraostryn.co.uk
Harrow and Pinner - OCD - Obsessions and Compulsions treated at the
Ruislip hypnosis and hypnotherapy clinic.
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