Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) Therapy in Charlotte, NC
Stop The Vicious Cycle with Treatments for OCD
Are you ready to show your obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) that you’re stronger than your obsessions and compulsions? OCD and related anxiety disorders can feel so all-consuming that it can feel difficult or sometimes downright impossible just to get through a typical day without giving in to your daily rituals, no matter how disrupting or uncomfortable it gets.
Up until now, you’ve been struggling to find ways to cope with your obsessive thoughts, your fear of consequences if you don’t perform certain tasks, or an overwhelming urge to repeat thoughts, behaviors, movements, or vocal sounds. That’s where we’re here to help! Our therapists in Charlotte, NC offer compassionate evidence-based therapy modalities to help you take back control of your life from your OCD.
OCD feels like:
Being unable to stop intrusive thoughts centered around losing control, harming others or yourself, sexuality, or religion that are often aggressive or horrific.
Having fear of dirt or contamination.
Doubting that you turned off hot tools or appliances, locked the door, or other activities.
Experiencing intense stress in the face of uncertainty, lack of order, or asymmetry.
Feeling intense anxiety over (and avoiding) triggering activities or situations, including being touched or not having control.
Fixating on washing your hands until they’re raw.
Counting in patterns, repeatedly checking doors, or repeating prayers, words, or phrases.
Feeling powerless over thoughts about acting out aggressive or inappropriate actions in public.
OCD Doesn’t Have To Define Your Life
For many, OCD can take away your ability to focus on tasks at hand, feel completely in the moment with friends and family, or build a high self esteem. Imagine going through your day feeling in control of your thoughts, fears, and actions. What if when an intrusive thought enters your mind, and you have the tools to cope, allowing it to pass through without distress? Imagine feeling carefree, confident, and at peace with life as it happens to you, regardless of uncertainty. Our goal is to help you increase your self-trust and confidence, learn to push through the discomfort without negative consequences, and bring your OCD to as much of a manageable level as possible, so that you can calm or even stop the noise from taking up your daily mental capacity.
Experience Freedom From Obsessive Thoughts & Compulsions
You’ve tried everything, from attempting to ignore your ticks (relying on pure willpower), to giving in to your compulsions until they’ve passed—only to feel held hostage by the next trigger. Whether your obsession or fear centers around contamination, perfectionism, responsibility, scrupulosity, sexuality, or identity, you CAN bring your OCD down to a manageable or nonexistent level.
Through the use of modern modalities, such as exposure response prevention, cognitive behavioral therapy and acceptance, and commitment therapy, our trauma therapists in Charlotte, NC can help you tolerate the discomfort felt when having an urge to complete a compulsion ritual, achieve a reduction in distress through pushing through the anxiety, and lesson the amount of time you spend avoiding anxious and fearful feelings and triggers, giving you back your freedom and peace of mind.