In other words, managing OCD involves more than just changing your mindset, it also involves changing your behavior. It’s important to understand, however, that simply knowing and understanding your triggers will not automatically change your behavior. These therapies can help you better understand your OCD triggers and how to properly manage the condition. CBT or exposure therapy), and/or psychodynamic psychotherapies (i.e. It is typically treated with a variety of pharmacology, traditional psychotherapies (i.e. However, OCD is most commonly caused by a variety of emotional, developmental, and environmental factors. Neuroimaging studies have indicated that there are neural pathway “disturbances” or “abnormalities” in people who struggle without OCD. Researchers also believe that OCD can stem from deficits or “disruptions” in information processing and/or previous experiences or human biases. In fact, studies suggest that genetics play an important role in its development and progression.

You remain in control of your body, even in the midst of a hypnotherapy session. If you jump on one foot it is because you choose to do so. Lastly, it is important to understand that hypnotherapists cannot control your movement, actions, or behavior while you are hypnotized.įor instance, you will not involuntarily jump on one foot just because your therapist instructs you to. You can’t enter a hypnotic state if you are an unwilling participant. Many times, television shows and movies misrepresent hypnosis and hypnotherapy as “actions that can occur without your permission.” This is false. Keep in mind, however, that it is against the law for a hypnotherapist to “hypnotize” you without your informed consent. Thus, the goal of hypnotherapy is to move you from a fully conscious state to a more trance-like state, so you can achieve a higher level of awareness. Hypnosis puts you in two different states-of-being, rendering you minimally conscious. In other words, you are partially awake and partially asleep – at the same time. A person in a hypnotic state may feel like he or she has entered the “twilight zone.” Surprisingly, most people remember what happened during hypnotherapy (i.e. There is a wide-spread belief that a person will not remember what happened during a hypnotherapy session, but that is not true.

Note: Contrary to popular belief, hypnosis is not synonymous with amnesia.

Self-esteem, self-confidence, and self-worth issues.

Anxiety and anxiety disorders like OCD, generalized anxiety, and panic attacks.

Mood disorders like depression and bipolar disorder.

Alcohol abuse/alcoholism/drug abuse/substance abuse disorders.

Hypnosis therapy