In this series of blogs, we look at i-CBT, inference-based CBT, and its usage in therapy. These blogs will help you understand more about obsessive-compulsive disorder if you have been diagnosed and start understanding the disorder and the context of therapies available. Also, you can always get the best OCD treatment in Chennai with personalized…
We have already seen in the previous blog that obsessive thoughts don’t come out of the blue. They always have a trigger. The trigger can be an internal thought or an external situation. This trigger then elicits an intrusive thought, which in turn causes discomfort. This is followed by a ritual, a compulsion that can…
OCD is known as obsessive-compulsive disorder. It has two components. Obsessions are thoughts, and compulsions are behaviours. Compulsions follow obsessions. Compulsions do not exist on their own. They follow obsessions. First, there is an intrusive thought. This is an obsessive thought. A trigger usually brings this on. However, the trigger is not the cause of…
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy is a form of psychotherapy also known as third wave of CBT. It was founded by Steven Hayes in 1982. The Holy Grail of Mankind seems to be Happiness. We all want to be happy but yet the elusive concept of happiness evades us no end. The reason for this is…
