Build a better life with the right treatment for OCD
Obsessive & Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is a debilitating condition which can be treated and managed with the right care.
This is what the symptoms of anxiety can look like...

Obsessions

Obsessions are unwanted, repetitive, and intrusive thoughts, which tend to cause a lot of anxiety and distress.

These thoughts are around specific themes like:

  • An intense need for control
  • Fear of becoming dirty
  • Sexuality
  • Order & symmetry and so on.

Compulsions

Compulsions are behaviors you feel like you have to engage in repeatedly in order to alleviate your distress.

Some common compulsions include:

  • Washing
  • Cleaning
  • Counting
  • Checking and so on.
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We're glad you've taken the first step. Let us partner with you to help you regain control over your life. Based on our clinical expertise, decades of experience, and the latest science in OCD care, we have created a programmatic approach to drive real change and improvement over time.

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Let an Bonanza Care therapist help you
  • Choose from our range of therapists who specialise in the treatment of OCD.
  • Access simple exercises recommended by your therapist to cope with distress between sessions.
  • Monitor your progress and see real changes in your mental health over time.
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Consult an Bonanza Care psychiatrist
  • Undergo a bio-psycho-social evaluation with a psychiatrist to understand your clinical diagnosis in depth.
  • Receive a comprehensive treatment plan for your needs, which may include medication support (if needed) and more.
  • Get unlimited chat access to your psychiatrist and renew your prescriptions with ease as and when you need it.
Access personalised self-care with the Bonanza Care App
  • Get a personalised plan that contains 500+ tools & activities to cope with persistent anxiety and feelings of distress.
  • Reach out to our chatbot Allie and talk it out when you have distressing or overwhelming thoughts.
  • Set your mental health goals and track them daily to build skills over time.
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Your questions About OCD, answered

OCD, short for Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, is a mental health condition that is characterised by a fixation on irrational thoughts, fears, or urges (called obsessions) and the need to do something about it, resulting in compulsions. These obsessions and compulsions can cause a lot of distress, and it also disrupts your normal life.
In OCD, a person might experience a chronic cycle of obsessions & compulsions. Compulsions are involuntary, which means that you have to do it in order to reduce the anxiety caused by the obsession, so you feel compelled to do it. OCD can affect a person from any race or sex. It usually starts manifesting between childhood & young adulthood.

OCD is primarily characterised by the following:
  • Obsessions: These are unwanted thoughts, images or urges that are really hard to get rid of. They are typically intrusive and cause a lot of distress.
  • Compulsions These are acts that are done in order to reduce the distress caused by the obsessions.
Most people with OCD experience both, but some people may only experience either one of them.

OCD can have many types, such as:
  • Checking - This type of OCD causes people to think that something bad might happen to them. To ease this anxiety, they might check on something repeatedly.
  • Contamination - This type of OCD is characterised by a fear of getting dirty or catching a germ. They might clean themselves a lot in order to calm themselves.
  • Mental Contamination - People with this type of OCD might fear that their thoughts are contaminated, causing them to avoid triggering people or situations.
  • Hoarding - This is characterised by a fear of throwing things away. It usually involves a tendency to save useless things or junk.
  • Rumination - This type can cause people to have intrusive thoughts that are negative and have themes like death, sex, etc.
  • Intrusive Thoughts - This type of OCD is characterised by violent intrusive thoughts. It can cause people to avoid triggering situations.

OCD is a mental health condition that can be caused by:
  • Genetic factors: OCD tends to run in families, which means people with family members that have OCD are more likely to be at risk.
  • Trauma: Traumatic experiences like sexual or physical abuse can lead to OCD.
  • Chemical & biological factors: Certain differences in brain structures or hormonal imbalances can also cause OCD.
  • Environmental factors: OCD can also be learned from a person's environment.

OCD is characterised by two major symptoms, obsessions, and compulsions.
  • Compulsions - They are repetitive behaviours that a person might feel forced to do in order to calm their anxiety.
  • Obsessions - These are thoughts that are repetitive, constant and unwanted - they may cause a lot of anxiety and stress.
    • A person with OCD can have both obsessions and compulsions, or just one of the two. The major difference between the two is that obsessions are unwanted thoughts, whereas compulsions are actions done in order to reduce the distress caused by the obsessions.