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"Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) Cured -
Charles Linden Explains"
OCD can take many forms. For me it was an endless cycle of fear preventing rituals such as sifting food and drink through my teeth to avoid contaminants, counting endlessly in my head, ordering numbers and letters in my head and the horrible, irrational thoughts about harming myself and others, to mention but a few.
OCD can produce some pretty amazing rituals and compulsions and most sufferers don't realise that their OCD is actually a SYMPTOM of their underlying anxiety and NOT a stand alone disorder. OCD cannot exist without underlying anxiety and it is this which fuels the disorder. Get rid of the anxiety and very quickly, for me it was just a few days, the obsessions and compulsions flow away. This is the case in every single OCD client we have helped, without exception. People who thought they would never be free of their thoughts and behaviours... anxiety and OCD free in days.
133,350 clients stand as testament to our success. All we need is the opportunity to show you how you can do the same.
Charles Linden
Martin Jensen talks about his experiences with OCD.
video transcript
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.
OCD Symptoms
OCD symptoms can range from strange or disturbing thoughts to extreme 'ritual' behaviour.
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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"So, do you now know what OCD is? If not, re-read this page. What I can tell you with 100% certainty is that it isn't a mental illness! It isn't even a 'stand alone' condition which requires medication and psychotherapy... regardless of what you may have been led to believe before! OCD is a behavioural response to high anxiety and high anxiety is a practical 'memory' of fear. Anxiety disorder produces 'false fear' and OCD is a spin-off reaction. I can tell you with absolute certainty also, having cured my own OCD and having helped tens of thousands of sufferers from around the world, you can and will overcome your OCD and anxiety quickly using The Linden Method. The changes happen immediately and the recovery is fast. I have seen it happen too many times to start doubting it now.
I hope you now allow me the opportunity to guide you through the simple 'short cut' that I have developed over 10 years and used with 133,350 people from around the world, who send me emails like these in thanks and gratitude for the recoveries they make."
Charles Linden
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