Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is a type of anxiety disorder which causes people to have unreasonable thoughts and fears (obsessions) that could lead them to engage in repetitive behaviors (compulsions).
Doctors and scientists are still not determined what specifically causes OCD, although there are some indications that the low level of serotonin in the brain is responsible for the development of this disorder. It is proven that OCD affects several family members, suggesting that it may be genetically predisposed.
OCD can be treated with psychotherapy and medication. Cognitive-behavioral therapy has proved to be the most effective talk therapy to overcome this problem. It primarily involves learning about the OCD and better understanding of obsessions of the disorder. Then, it uses two very effective methods (exposure and ritual prevention) that, after a length patients stop with their compulsions, building a greater sense of security in dealing with everyday problems.
In addition to officially recognized methods of treatment, there are also a lot of homeopathic remedies that help in the removal of obsession and compulsion. It is important to note that homeopathy treats man as a whole, which means that choosing homeopathic medicine must consider all about medical history, constitution, genetic predisposition for a certain disease, current status and symptoms and characteristics of personality. Only after establishing the necessary facts should access the selection of drugs for specific patients. For the treatment of OCD is available several homeopathic remedies which include:
1. Arsenic Album is used for conditions such as:overload of conscience grouch, lethargy, disinclination fear of loneliness, illness and death, despair with suicidal thoughts hypersensitivity, anger and criticism tendency anxiety, fatigue and poor concentration loss of consciousness and feelings, maniac behavior and rabies 2. Cannabis indica helps with symptoms such as:very lively spirit and penchant for fun and mischief extreme loquacity and theorizing lack of sense of time and space constant fear of madness, darkness and death unexpected delays in thought, memory and speech - stutter absence and clairvoyance extreme imagination and hallucination nausea and unquenchable thirst 3. Lachesis is used in cases such as:changing, indecision and timidity character mental dysfunction in terms of extremely poor memory and inability to remember the simplest facts strong sense of excitement and great irritability ecstasy and desire for meditation eloquence and a sense of greatness tendency derision, jealousy and satire talking in sleep, dementia and loss of consciousness4. Medorrhinum expression is used in conditions such as:fear of speech in public inability to use mind in the case of headache audio and visual hallucinations despair, madness and fear of darkness and death sense of committed unforgivable sin anticipation, impatience, and great selfishness5.Natrum mur. is a homeopathic remedy that is applied in the cases of:anxiety, indifference, loquacity, irritability hurry, impatience, fear of humans and diseases forgetfulness, disability, poor concentration exhaustion of thinking, intellectual work and discussions hate and anger that are very easily caused by unstoppable laughter to tears, even when something isn’t funny6. Pulse is used when symptoms manifest themselves as:doubt, distrust and restraint with frequent sighs and hands crossed envy, discontent, greed, contempt for all discouragement, indecisiveness and constant pursuit of eternal happiness hypersensitivity, weepiness and resentment toward meeting ill humor, hysterical laughter after eating and breathing difficulties difficulty in expressing thoughts and absence talking in a dream, strange ideas, stupidity7. Rhus-tox is used for conditions such as:excessive anxiety, sadness, weepiness and desire to loneliness thoughts of suicide and fear of death lack of confidence in thinking about the future, children and work bad mood, depression, helplessness, and poor concentration