One type of OCD is contamination, where the compulsion is the need to clean and wash things to prevent contamination, illness, and ultimately death to a loved one or oneself.
Often, life transitions represent loss, abandonment, and opportunity, but it is often the case that these very changes hold the potential for a better future. A counselor can help you to see the positive your transition, so you can make the most out of it.
Children of divorcing parents will experience the same stages of grief as those who are dealing with the death of a loved one – denial, blame, bargaining, etc. If you and your spouse are divorcing, your children may benefit from counseling.
Grief, unfortunately, is natural emotion for a DUI victim. If you lost a loved one in a DUI accident, psychologists say a vital part of the process of healing involves accepting the wide range of feelings that follow such a tragic situation. Counseling is a way to express your grief and begin the process of healing.
Periods of transition are an important part of life, as they ask us to reexamine our present way of being and challenge us to change. Working with a counselor during this critical time can help ease the transition and help you embrace your new life.
OCD compulsions are often referred to as rituals because they can appear as ritualized behaviors to outside observers and actually do have an almost ceremonial component. OCD rituals may occur any time of day, but sometimes escalate at bedtime.