Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is a mental health disorder characterized by excessive thoughts (obsessions) that lead to repetitive behaviors (compulsions). Obsessions may include unreasonable thoughts and fears, while compulsions refer to repetitive behaviors performed to ease the anxiety caused by obsessions. OCD often centers on themes such as cleanliness and fear of germs or the need to reorganize things in a certain manner. If you’ve been diagnosed with this disorder, our OCD residential treatment in Florida can help you understand your symptoms and learn how to manage them so you can have a fulfilling and happy life.

OCD Symptom Checklist: Does This Sound Like You?

While OCD usually includes both obsessions and compulsions, it’s also possible for people to experience just one or the other. You may or may not realize that your obsessions and compulsions are excessive or unreasonable, but they may still take up a great deal of time and interfere severely with your day-to-day routine and responsibilities.

Receiving professional OCD residential treatment can reduce the severity and frequency at which symptoms occur and help individuals regain control over their lifestyles. If you suspect that you or a loved one has OCD, below are some common signs and symptoms to look out for:

Common obsessions in OCD:

  • Fear of being contaminated by touching things others have touched, such as doorknobs in public places
  • Doubts about locking your door or turning the stove off
  • Intense stress when things aren’t organized or symmetrical
  • Images of driving your car into a crowd of people or injuring someone
  • Thoughts about shouting obscenities or acting inappropriately in public
  • Unpleasant sexual thoughts
  • Unpleasant thoughts about harming yourself
  • Avoidance of things that can trigger certain thoughts, such as not shaking hands with others or not watching certain shows or movies

Common compulsions in OCD:

  • Washing your hands until your skin is raw
  • Repeatedly counting the times you’ve turned the light switch on and off
  • Checking the stove repeatedly to make sure it’s off
  • Locking your car repeatedly to make sure it’s locked
  • Counting in certain patterns
  • Arranging your canned goods or things in the refrigerator to face a certain way
  • Silently repeating a prayer, word, or phrase

Compulsions are often actions that are done to alleviate the anxiety caused by obsessions. For instance, a person with religious OCD may recite a certain prayer repeatedly when they sin. On the other hand, a person with checking OCD might check their stove repeatedly to make sure it’s off before leaving the house or going to bed.

Obsessive-disorder symptoms usually begin in the teen or young adult years but can begin as early as childhood. Types of OCD can change over time, and symptoms can worsen without professional and consistent care. If you or someone you care about has displayed signs of OCD, our OCD inpatient treatment in Boca Raton is here to help.

How Our Inpatient OCD Treatment Works

Our obsessive-compulsive disorder treatment center combines evidence-based care with a renowned multi-disciplinary team of experts in all areas of mental illness. Our program is designed to provide intensive, best-practice residential OCD treatment and comprehensive, top-quality residential care that doesn’t follow a one-size-fits-all approach.

Designed with clients’ needs in mind, our OCD anxiety treatment center treats OCD types like:

  • Sexual orientation OCD (SO-OCD) (a.k.a. HOCD)
  • Pedophilic obsessive-compulsive disorder (POCD)
  • Harm OCD
  • False memory OCD
  • Health anxiety OCD/hypochondria OCD
  • Moral OCD
  • Contamination OCD
  • Symmetry and ordering OCD
  • Hyper-responsibility OCD
  • Ruminations/Intrusive thoughts
  • Hoarding
  • Checking

There are infinite types of OCD, each of which can impact any thought, subject, person, and fear. Without the help from OCD treatment centers like our Florida mental health rehab, one’s life can be severely impacted. If you have OCD, you may find that your symptoms have inhibited your performance in various parts of your life and impacted your relationships with others.

So how can our Boca Raton rehab help? Our mental health therapists utilize modalities like cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) and biofeedback to help clients relax and understand the source of their symptoms. We also help them identify things that trigger their symptoms and how to manage their obsessions and compulsions.

In addition to individual work with our clients, our counselors also work with their families and partners to not only address how they’ve been impacted by their loved ones’ disorder but also how they can act as a strong support system at home. By working with the family and not just the individual, we increase the likelihood of long-term recovery.

Contact Our OCD Treatment Center Today

You do not have to deal with OCD alone. Every new client is evaluated and assigned an attending psychiatrist who works with a cognitive-behavioral specialist to create a personalized exposure-based treatment plan. Our team meets regularly to update your treatment plan and meets weekly with your entire treatment team, so they’re all on the same page.

 

To learn more about our OCD residential treatment or other forms of Boca behavioral health services, contact Banyan Treatment Centers today.

 

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