Obsessive Compulsive Disorder

Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is a mental illness that causes repeated unwanted thoughts or sensations (obsessions) or the urge to do something over and over again (compulsions).
According to Naturopathy, over intelligence in the brain leads to this disease. It usually happens to brainy people.

How is OCD Diagnosed?

• Psychological evaluation – This includes discussing thoughts, feelings, symptoms and behaviour patterns to determine if a person has obsessions or compulsive behaviours.
• With a Physical Examination

Symptoms

• Friends and family become the villain of their life.
• They face a lot of trust issues and starts behaving in bad manner.
• Worries about themselves or other people getting hurt.
• Constant awareness of blinking, breathing, or other body sensations.
• Suspicion that a partner is unfaithful, with no reason to believe it.
• Doing tasks in a specific order every time or a certain “good” number of times.
• Needing to count things, like steps or bottles.
• Fear of touching doorknobs, using public toilets, or shaking hands.
• Any suggestion or appreciation given to them is taken as a criticism.

Causes

• Biology – OCD may be a result of changes in the patient’s body or brain functions.
• Genetics – OCD may have a genetic component, but specific genes have yet to be identified.
• Learning – Obsessive fears and compulsive behaviours can be learned from watching family members or gradually learned over time.

Treatment

Naturopathy Treatment

• Mud pack
• Enema
• Steam bath
• Whole body wet sheet pack
• Full body massage
• Feet, palm and head massage
• Dry friction bath
• Wet friction bath
• Spine bath.

Yoga

1. Sukshma vyayam
2. Asanas
   • Thunderpose
   • Cat pose
   • Half camel pose
   • Rabbit pose
   • Frog pose
   • Setubandha asana
   • Suptaudrakarshanasan
   • Crocodile pose
   • Bhujangasana
   • Tiryak bhujangasana
3. Suryanamaskar
4. Shithalikaran
5. Pranayam
   • Anulom vilom
   • Kapalbhati
   • Bhramari
6. Mudras
   • Gyana Mudra
   • Prana mudra
   • Apan mudra
   • Vayu mudra.

Key Notes

• Patient should always take care of its own capacity. Capacity of movement, holding the posture and capacity of repetition.
• If patient is unable to seat calmly  they are suggested to start with standing poses asanas,  surya namaskar followed by shithalikaran and lastly pranayam Mudra.
• If patient is unable to work hard or suffering from other diseases or feels always exhausted they should start from mudra, pranayam,  laying down asanas and then sukshma vyayam.

Diet

1. 6am – Kadha (saunf, Ajwain, methi dana, jeera, ilaichi).
2. Breakfast – Daliya , sabji , small cutting salad, one sweet fruit or 4 pieces of dates.
3. 12 pm – One glass butter milk (no sugar no salt but could be added some jaggery according to taste)
4. Lunch (2pm-3pm) – Brown rice, roti, kadhi, sabji, patli daal, one bowl of minutely chopped salad.
5. 4pm – sweet lime juice.
6.  7pm to 9pm – Fox nuts ( full makha), one sweet pulpy  fruit , a cup of warm milk.

Psychological Treatment

• The patient should be kept in a healthy environment and with people they are comfortable with.
• The main aim of attendant should be to convince the patient for the treatment. Positive results are seen in a very few days.
• Never blame the patient for the situation they are in.
•  Talk to the patients on the topic they want to talk about and in between the talking tell the patients some right things in a very few words.
• Always tell the patient that he/she is correct and someone is there who needs them.
• Always make the patient feel good about themselves by telling good things about them and their surroundings.
• Never force the patient for anything like getting up early do exercises , yoga or meditation.

Do’s and Don’ts

Say YES to:

1. Wake up before sunrise.
2. Take proper rest.
3. Pray and have positive and generous thoughts.
4. Take pure natural satwik food.
5. Milk, butter milk, sprouts, fox nuts dates, raisins, fig, honey, jaggery, and sweet pulpy fruits.
6. Fruit juice and vegetable’s soup.

Say NO to:

1. Laziness, stress, selfishness.
2. Maida, pickles, papad, Mathias, bhujiya, nimki, biscuits.
3. All kind of packed food and juice.
4. Tea, coffee, white sugar and red chilly.
5. Avoid to eat without hunger and over eating.
6. Avoid all sour food including lemon and tamarind.

Key Points

• The person suffering from any kind of mental aliment should avoid wearing dark colour clothes.
• They should avoid sleeping on dark coloured bedsheets
• They should also avoid keeping sharp edged furniture and household things.
• Before sleeping they should not watch or play violent movies or games.
• They should have a poster or a wall decoration of big yellow flower in their bedroom, which they should see before going to bed and after getting up in the morning.

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