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OCD (Obsessive Compulsive Disorder)

Obsessive Compulsive Disorder: Causes and perpetuates 'what if' thoughts, which cause the sufferer to think and behave obsessively, fuelling compulsions driven by inappropriate anxiety

OCD is driven by 'what if' thoughts - an anxiety of possible consequences. "If I don't do X, Y will happen!"

Sufferers may experience bouts of OCD, at times of extreme stress or worry, or even constantly through their lives. The pattern of suffering is as varied as the obsessions and compulsions it produces.

Very often, sufferers of OCD will use drugs or alcohol in an attempt to control the anxiety that drives their condition. If the OCD becomes too intrusive, it can cause massive disruptions to behaviours, careers, relationships and the general enjoyment of life.

OCD affects approximately 3.3 million people in the UK. It is as equally common in men and women and appears normally in childhood or early adulthood. Approximately 1 in 3 OCD sufferers report having developed symptoms during childhood.

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OCD Symptoms

OCD symptoms can range from strange or disturbing thoughts to extreme 'ritual' behaviour.

Martin talks about his experiences with OCD. video transcript

As a sufferer of OCD:

Germs or cleanliness might drive you to wash constantly
You may feel plagued by doubts about whether you had completed a certain action
You may be haunted by thoughts about violence or killing
You might count or become obsessed with certain songs or words
You might have to arrange and re-arrange things symmetrically or in a certain order
You might have sexual thoughts which would otherwise be foreign or disgusting to you
You may become obsessively religious or develop other exaggerated belief systems

Obsessions and Compulsions

Obsessions drive the 'rituals' or compulsions which make the sufferer perform these tasks. These rituals and compulsions are intrusive and can make the sufferer feel very isolated and frightened but the fear of not behaving in this way drives the OCD sufferer on.

Most people recognise elements of obsessive behaviour in their own lives. Humans are ritualistic by nature and habits can form very quickly. As long as habit doesn't become invasive or unhealthy, OCD cannot develop.

Sufferers of OCD generally know that what they do is wrong and obsessive, but they are powerless to prevent it. However, some sufferers don't detect anything wrong with their behaviour and it falls on others to inform them that what they do is inappropriate.

OCD Treatment / Cures

OCD is a symptom an anxiety disorder. The amygdala (a small organ in the brain) causes inappropriate anxiety, which fuels the obsessions and compulsions experienced by the sufferer.

As with all anxiety conditions, treatments in the form of medication will, at best, only 'mask' the symptoms of OCD. The underlying anxiety that causes OCD cannot be cured by drugs, as it is a behavioural condition, 'learned' by the amygdala.

By eliminating the inappropriate anxiety, OCD looses the very fuel it needs in order to survive and simply fades away.

The Linden Method is a fast, simple and permanent treatment for OCD.

A client (who wished to remain anonymous) describes his OCD symptoms, among others, before using The Linden Method:

"I just thought you might wish to know that I've cried (just tears no sobbing) through about 80% of the material I received from you. And all I can say is 'Thank you', and I really don't feel that is enough for what you have done. Ok I still have a way to go and haven't even done the nine pillars properly yet. It was on one track where you say 'your not dying, you don't have some horrific disease' that I felt you were talking to me, I even chuckled because that is exactly what I thought. The slightest thing be it a bitter taste in my mouth, a rapid heart beat or a head ache and I thought I had something terrible or had consumed something I shouldn't have. I've even developed a bit of an OCD where I can only eat or drink some thing which I personally have checked the seal on 2-3 times over to make sure no one had tampered with it. I also find that if I already feel emotionally exhausted I avoid doing certain things or drinking something i.e. tap water, because I don't want to do anything to fuel an attack. And because of this I know I still have a way to go.

I feel like I'm in a scary darkened maze, I seem to have been here forever walking around lost and the Doctors, Psychiatrist and Psychologist have been shouting directions 'turn left, no turn right, no the other right' which has lead no where but you have done something different, you've lit up a little line of lights on the floor for me now all I have to do is follow them out.

Thank you for showing me the way.

And to all the other people with anxiety and have panic attacks please don't suffer alone anymore let Charles help you, Please!"

[Name withheld]

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