Overview

A mental health problem known as obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is characterized by troubling, invasive, and compulsive thoughts. These may cause someone to engage in undesired, compulsive bodily behaviors, including constantly checking for danger or avoiding germs. 

With OCD, the brain becomes fixated on a single idea or impulse, much like a needle becoming stuck on an old record. For instance, if you're afraid of setting your house on fire, you could check the stove 20 times to ensure it's truly off, or you might wash your hands until they're completely clean out of concern for germs. These repetitious activities don't make you feel good, but they could temporarily reduce the uneasiness brought on by the intrusive thoughts.

Causes

Genes influence whether a person develops OCD, as they do with many other medical illnesses. OCD therefore frequently runs in families. Different areas of the brain's chemistry, structure, and activity can all be influenced by genes.

Symptoms

OCD causes these distressing ideas to arise repeatedly. Thoughts can be about anything, but for many OCD sufferers, they are typically related to, 

• Germs, harm, injury, or illness                                                          

• Things that appear rude, unpleasant, or incorrect                                 

• Whether or not things are straight, even, or arranged exactly as they "should" be  

• Colors or numbers that appear unlucky, unsavory, or possess a particular significance                  

• Whether or not something could come true

Ayurvedic View

Mano bhava dushti- here the doshas namely aggravated vata dosha enter the masthishka (brain) along with the rajas dosha of manas affecting the behaviour of a person, this is obsessive-compulsive disorder. Ayurveda helps in regaining the lost equilibrium between mind and body coordination, brings dosha back to balance, and reduces the symptoms by ayurvedic panchakarma treatment and local treatment for the head, to have calming effects over the mind, by which the person feels calm and gets good relaxed sleep, self-awareness of what is going around and responding accordingly.

Ayurvedic Treatments

Thalapodichil   Shirodhara   Abhyangam   Pizhichil   Virechana   Anuvasana vasti   Nasyam   Thalam    Anjanam   

 

Naturopathy Treatments

Spinal spray   Arm &foot bath   Reflexology   Chromotherapy   Magnetotherapy   Acupuncture Manipulative therapy   Clinical yoga   Cyclic meditation   Psychological counseling   Mind sound resonance technique   Pranayama