OCD therapist in Ungheni

You are exposed gradually to situations that trigger the intrusive thoughts — touching a door handle, for contamination fears — and you do not perform the ritual, such as washing your hands. Anxiety falls on its own through habituation. 14-20 sessions produce a 50-70% reduction in symptoms (Olatunji et al., 2013).

Yes — many forms of OCD are purely cognitive: intrusive thoughts and mental rituals such as counting or repeating. They are invisible from the outside, and the person often hides them out of shame.

SSRIs at higher doses than for depression are effective — but combining them with ERP is clearly superior. Medication alone is rarely sufficient.

There is a genetic component — roughly 25% higher risk with a family history. But most patients with OCD have no close relative with a diagnosis. Environment and formative experiences contribute significantly.

Probably not. Clinical OCD is defined by uncontrollable intrusive thoughts — fears of contamination, of aggression, of moral failure — together with compulsive rituals that bring no pleasure and only briefly reduce anxiety. Being organised by preference is a personality trait, not OCD.