people with a obsessive disorder They are not able to filter and control their mind correctly, unable to rule out the absurd ideas that can be generated in their head, or to differentiate the ideas that should be rationally rule out those worth considering. Individuals who suffer from this type of disorder know perfectly well that these ideas are absurd and improbable, but they cannot stop turning it over in their minds, considering the real possibility of their occurrence. the harder struggle the person against these recurring ideas, the stronger the obsession becomes, the more it invades his mind, and the more anxiety it generates, there is a process of feedback sick from which you can not escape.
In all our centers Vertices Psychologists de Madrid and la , in Las Rozas, Pozuelo, Majadahonda, Villalba, Galapagar, Torrelododnes, El Escorial and Boadilla, we diagnose and treat the different types of obsessionsintervening at a therapeutic level, through the application of techniques of third generation and advanced psychotherapy.
The obsessions They can appear both in adults and in adolescents or children, between 20 and 25 years of age. Mature adults and the elderly, although they can generate “hobbies” and behaviors to some extent “ritualized“, have a very low probability of developing obsessive behavior for the first time, if the symptom did not exist before.
Therapy and treatment for obsessive disorders
In Vertices Psychologists we apply third-generation advanced psychotherapy by , which synthesizes the most effective ideas and strategies in the field of psychology, with scientific bases and foundations , , Transactional Analysis and , with more than 20 years of clinical research and 50 years of international progress adapted to our sociocultural reality. We also use the , depending on the intensity and depth of the disorder, to help the patient perceive their problem and treat it successfully.
Our methodology is essentially based on inquire next to the patient, in a therapeutic alliance real and with a genuine interest, trying to understand and make him understand all the phenomonology associated with the disorder and, giving him recognition constant throughout the therapeutic process. Likewise, we face to the patient, so deliberated or voluntary, to the feared object, thought, or idea, either through direct exposure or through its imagination. Sometimes, when necessary, the intervention of other people recruited by the patient may be required to assist you.
This therapy methodology is very successful for the majority of patients who complete it and the effects positive they usually last once the treatment is finished, avoiding relapses and decreasing the anxiety of the affected person, generating self-confidencecontrol of their actions and raising their quality of life.