Each person at least once in life was visited by obsession. Such "fixed idea" which turns in the head and eclipses all other thoughts. The most often found example, the tormenting thoughts of the fact that in the apartment remained not switched off gas or the iron are, some people are afraid of diseases which can overtake them, the third think out to themselves rituals which, according to them, will help to avoid an unsuccessful outcome of events.
From time to time such ideas can arise at any, but in most cases they do not stir activity and completely pass. However happens so that the thought does not abandon the person, he tries to suppress it, but only aggravates with it a situation, developing in himself an obsession syndrome. In this state there are various images and thoughts which are alarming and also the behavior of the person which is shown in attempt to facilitate a constant disturbing state changes.
Obsession – a disease which is shown not only in disturbing thoughts. The group of persuasive states also includes various imaginations, representations, pathological fears called phobias and also some motor functions which are shown in fear of performance of movements, for example frequent washing of hands, or a pochesyvaniye.
How to fight against obsessions?
Before getting rid of the neurosis caused by "fixed idea" and from the most this idea it is necessary to understand at whom and why this illness develops. People, thin, sensitive and exacting to themselves, as a rule, suffer from the notions of compulsion. There was an opinion that from the high requirement to themselves, these people are subject to emergence of fears and disturbing states. The following belongs to number of the most widespread states causing neurosis of obsessions:
- the notions of compulsion about possible emergence of aggression to people around. (strong desire to push or hit someone, to drive into an oncoming lane, etc.);
- the persuasive states which are characterized by the fanatical attitude towards purity and hygiene (sterilization of ware and the room, frequent washing of hands, etc.);
- the notions of compulsion connected with personal responsibility (whether turned off the light to the apartment whether offended inadvertently somebody, etc.);
- persuasive love for an order (the blanket on a bed lies strictly in a certain form, cups and plates always stand on the places).
Most of experts claims that features of mentality of the person are the main reason for developing of neurosis of obsessions. It can be individual functions of nervous system, feature of accentuation of character or predisposition to this type of frustration. Also among the causes of a syndrome of persuasive states note the children's psychological injuries connected with the cruel attitude of parents towards the child, the conflicts in family, brain injuries and also it can be manifestation of schizophrenia.
If you had any obsession, you should not begin treatment with the address to doctors at all. At this type of neurosis which is followed by physical symptoms the health worker will be obliged to prescribe you various tranquilizers which cause dependence, muffle symptoms, but do not fix a problem. Also you should not try to forbid itself to think of the notion of compulsion as it is impossible and the thought will pursue you all the same.
But how then to treat obsessions? According to experts to get rid of a syndrome of persuasive states very not easy. It is not so much a disease, how many harmful and very strong habit to think in a certain direction and to react to some phenomena in a certain way. How to get rid of obsession psychiatrists best of all know. During several sessions the psychiatrist will be able to reveal a basis of the neurosis of persuasive states and will find the reasons which caused this state. Further the expert will carry out selection of methods of psychological correction of neurosis to save the patient from the pathological process tormenting him. Considering features of mentality and character, for each person individual methods of psychotherapy are selected. The main thing is not to be afraid to face the truth and to tell honestly about the problem. What obsession treatment will begin earlier, to that rather a person will become the full-fledged, self-assured personality again.
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