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DERBY PRACTICE:
Geoffrey Schofield D.Hyp
Hypnotherapy in Derby
148 Danebridge Crescent
Oakwood
Derby DE21 2HF
Tel:01332 544412
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 Obsessions
and Compulsions - OCD - Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
Obsessive Compulsive Disorders, although it is commonly
termed as one, these are quite different. An obsession
is felt, while a compulsion is acted out. In an obsession
the fear is private and inward, in a compulsion the fear
(or desire is taboo) is given a symbol that arouses the
feeling of fear, in a compulsion the individual creates
his / her own symbol.
The repetitive compulsion performs a particular act
over and over again, for example “must” touch every
lamp post on the way home, counting money over and over
again, driving the same route, repetitive hand washing
etc.
Both the obsessions and the compulsions are substitutes
for something desired or imagined that does not harmonise
with the personality ego.
Examples :
A person may have been told something when they were
a child. “If you don't eat all your dinner the bogey
man will get you. Because of this a fear develops and
becomes rooted deep in the subconscious mind. It did
not matter if there was any basis or actual fact that
supports the reason. Because of lack of real life experience
to test the statement the thought is accepted as factual.
Once that happens it becomes part of the foundation
of that persons logic and think A specific action to
escape or end the traumatic event could be repeated
to assure that the situation will not come back.
A person may have been the victim of a burglary. The resulting
compulsion is to repeatedly checking to see if all the
doors and windows are closed and locked. Even if they
know they are locked the need to check repeatedly is overwhelming.
It is as if the act of checking ought to lead to relief
of the anxiety, but usually it doesn’t. Elaborate rituals
often accompany this behaviour OCD is essentially defined
as an anxiety disorder. The mind is filled with thoughts
"If I fail to do something or forget to do something
a negative will happen to me". This thought is often
fed from some subconscious connection of a past event
in life.
Using Hypnoanalysis (see http://www.hypnoanalysis.com/hypnotherapy.html
) the originating causes to these problems are found and
resolved. Also important is utilizing cognitive behavioural
therapy within hypnosis, which allows that person to think
and feel differently. ERP exposure response prevention
is used in conjunction with hypnosis and allows for superior
outcomes.
Queries and Questions
Please email Geoffrey
Schofield for further information.
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