Can psychological counseling treat people with obsessive-compulsive disorder?

Some people say they suffer from obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), for example, they keep washing their hands and feel that their hands are dirty and they can't get them clean. For example, some people obviously lock the door when they leave the house, but when they get downstairs, they have to go upstairs to check, always suspecting that they have not locked the door. They always suspect that they have not locked the door. They also suspect that they have not turned off the water cage and the lights when they leave the house. Of course, there are more difficult to understand than these behaviors. Although these symptoms can be classified as obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), we need to look at the specific problems, and not all of them can be cured through psychological counseling.

Be clear about the content of counseling

Nowadays, many people think that anyone whose behavior or thoughts do not meet the standards of a normal person needs to go to psychological counseling, but in fact this is a kind of misunderstanding of psychological counseling, as well as a misunderstanding of some behaviors. Take obsessive-compulsive disorder as an example, there are different degrees of severity, for the less severe symptoms such as those mentioned above can be alleviated through psychological counseling, but for the more severe symptoms, psychological counseling may not be able to play a useful role, and need to be complemented with other treatment methods.

Be clear about the cause of OCD and whether counseling can cure it.

Nowadays, there is no scientific explanation for the cause of OCD, only that there are many reasons, which may be related to human psychology, personality, genetics, etc., and may also be related to neuroendocrine. Some people may suffer from psychological changes as a result of a breakup of a relationship, which may lead to the emergence of psychological disorders. Therefore, in psychological counseling, you must clearly indicate your symptoms to the psychological counselor, you trust the psychological counselor, psychological counseling can produce the effect, in order to analyze the causes of the obsessive-compulsive disorder you are suffering from and take corresponding psychological counseling methods.

Nowadays, psychological counseling is more and more people's concern and attention, but not all obsessive-compulsive disorder can be treated through psychological counseling, may also need to cooperate with other treatment means. Therefore, psychological counseling can be used to treat people with OCD, but it needs to be done on a case-by-case basis.