Brainlock?

Do you fixate on something and find it hard to divert your attention from the fixation? Is it hard to disengage with a fixation? Does it feel like a compulsion you just can't stop? Does it feel like your stuck in a cycle of a thought pattern you just can't shake? 

Approximately 1% of adult Canadians have Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) and have been or are in some form of treatment (note 1). Treatment for OCD has generally proven to reduce symptoms over time. In short, there is support for people with OCD. 

Doctors are an important first step for beginning to take action with OCD symptoms. It is important with any mental illness to see a medical doctor. 

Books such as the best seller, Brainlock, provide an overview of OCD and ways to begin to work through solutions. Additionally, numerous workbooks are available based on CBT and DBT to treat OCD.

Therapy provides an avenue to begin to work through strategies in a safe place without stigma to help a person navigate OCD symptoms. 

Perhaps you feel stuck in a cycle of OCD symptoms - reach out today - we are here to help.

Notes

1. https://cpa.ca/psychology-works-fact-sheet-obsessive-compulsive-disorder/ 

https://www.psychologytoday.com/ca/basics/ocd

Brainlock by Jeffrey Schwartz and Beverly Beyette

The OCD workbook by Bruce Hyman and Cherry Pedrick

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