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Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)​

People who live with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) face daily challenges. This serious disorder can stand in the way of reaching your full potential, leading your highest quality of life, and fulfilling major roles and obligations. Fortunately, mental health treatment programs are effective at helping people minimize these severe consequences. At Connection Wellness Group, our mental health treatment options are designed from the ground up to help people overcome challenges and achieve recovery, including obsessive-compulsive disorder. Refer to our online form to discuss treatment options for managing symptoms of OCD.

What Is Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder?​

Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is an anxiety disorder characterized by obsessive thoughts and compulsive behaviors. It can cause significant distress and disruption in everyday life. The symptoms of OCD fall into one of two categories:

Obsession Symptoms

Obsessions involve repeated and unwanted thoughts that cause distress. Examples of these symptoms include:

  • Fear of being unhygienic or dirty

  • An overwhelming need for things to be in order or symmetrical

  • Fear of losing control

  • Doubts about completed actions

Some people with OCD have uncontrollable thoughts about graphic sexual images, violence, or religiosity.

Compulsion Symptoms​

The compulsive symptoms of OCD refer to specific repetitive behaviors that often occur in response to obsessive thoughts. Examples include:

  • Repeated handwashing

  • Frequent rearrangement of furniture, objects, or food

  • Strict routines that don’t allow for deviation

  • Counting in patterns

  • Repeatedly checking locks, light switches, and stovetops

 

Failing to fulfill these compulsions will often result in severe anxiety and a sense of losing control.

Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Treatment Through PHP/IOP

Starting OCD treatment focuses on two distinct methods of helping people overcome OCD. The first is targeted psychotherapy, which uses specialized techniques to help people slow obsessive thoughts and relieve the anxiety brought on by compulsive behaviors. The second is psychiatric medications, which have been shown to improve the symptoms of OCD.

Psychotherapy for OCD primarily uses behavioral and cognitive-behavioral therapies. This therapy style helps people identify problematic thoughts and behaviors, then provides tools and coping skills to help people reframe these thoughts in a different way. By helping people to modify their thoughts, behaviors will often change as a result.

Our treatment center was built from the ground up to help people overcome the struggles of living with mental health disorders, including OCD. By bringing together a multidisciplinary team of mental health professionals, we ensure that each one of our patients gets effective and evidence-based treatments when they need them most.

Outpatient OCD Treatment via Accelerated Group Therapy

Outpatient OCD treatment via accelerated group therapy (PHP/IOP) is the most effective and convenient option for most people. Outpatient treatment is inherently flexible, allowing people to attend therapy anywhere from once a week to several times a week, including virtually, depending on their particular needs. It can also fit around busy schedules and responsibilities, allowing people to continue living their lives while they receive effective mental health treatment.

Start Care at an OCD Treatment Center at Connections Wellness Group​

At Connections Wellness Group, we understand how difficult it can be to take the first steps toward treatment, but our experience has also shown that people can transform their lives in ways they never thought possible. Starting treatment for OCD can help you improve your symptoms, regain control over your thoughts, and modify your behaviors in ways that help you to thrive. Contact us online or by phone at (877) 747-4294 to take the next step toward mental wellness.