Compulsions

Compulsive behaviours and disorders are normally linked with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD). However, in the IAPH, we have found it more useful to separate compulsive behaviours from obsessive behaviours as their impact upon people’s lives and the way in which they are experienced is quite different.

Normally a compulsive behaviour is one that is undertaken without thought, on impulse or with a sense of having been ‘compeled’ to it, and instant relief is felt. There may be some feelings or emotions of guilt or shame felt afterwards, but an immediate sense of relief is felt.

For obsessive thoughts and behaviours, this sense of relief is often never achieved. Such as avoiding the cracks in the pavement, or checking the tap is off 20 or 30 times a day.The person is likely to focus excessively,often becoming totally preoccupied by it,they can find themselves involved in repetitive cycles of behaviour which provide little or no relief. Sometimes activities are carried out to ensure something bad does not happen, such as " if I dont count backwards from 100 everytime I see a cat, someone might die"

Compulsive behaviours can range from simple everyday behaviours such as shopping to more reckless behaviours such as self-harming. One of the issues with compulsive behaviours is that most of them undertaken to excess can have very damaging impacts on people’s lives. A compulsive gambler may find themselves heavily in debt or even bankrupt, while the compulsive self-harmer may place their life in jeopardy on a regular basis.

The following list covers some of the more common compulsive behaviours that have been treated successfully using pure hypnoanalysis:

Excessive shopping
Excessive drinking
Addictive behaviour (e.g. gambling, misusing drugs or other substances, eating disorders such as bulimia)
Sexual behaviours (e.g. having numerous sexual partners, having regular unprotected sex)
Lying and/or cheating
Nail biting
Self-harming
Hair twiddling and/or pulling (known as trichotillomania)
Smoking (For more info on stopping smoking with hypnotherapy click here.)

Many people who have compulsive disorders and behaviours find themselves feeling a little out of control or driven by factors they can not understand. Sometimes people may feel a little ashamed or guilty about their compulsive behaviours and therefore avoid seeking help.

At 4 Hypnotherapy in Hertfordshire we can help someone resolve their issues with compulsive behaviours through a course of hypnotherapy using pure hypnoanalysis.

In addition to be free from your previous compulsive behaviours, after a course of hypnotherapy using pure hypnoanalysis you will also be free of any other anxieties worries or symptoms.

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Obsessive Behaviours

Types of compulsive behaviours