How to Use Homeopathy to Manage OCD
Homeopathy is an alternative health therapy based on the notion that like cures like. This means that in homeopathy, if you are experiencing a symptom such as nausea, it is treated with a substance that causes nausea. The trick is that the nausea-inducing substance you are given is incredibly diluted, so only its energy impression is left. OCD is just one of hundreds of conditions you can manage with homeopathy.
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Understand How to Use Homeopathy to Manage OCD
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Understand the theory behind homeopathy. Homeopathy operates under the presumption that when you give a tiny dose of something that causes the same symptoms you are experiencing, your body's immune system will respond by attacking that substance and eliminating symptoms associated with that substance. Thus, giving a remedy that causes coughing, for example, will result in eliminating coughing.
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Select the correct homeopathic remedy for OCD. Arsenicum album, hyoscyamus, medorrhinum, nux vornica and pulsatilia are all recommended by homeopathic physicians as remedies to use to manage OCD symptoms.
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Understand that the correct homeopathic remedy for your friend may not be the right one for you. This is because your OCD symptoms may manifest themselves differently than your friend's. In homeopathy, this would indicate you each needed different remedies.
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Get online help in selecting the proper homeopathic remedy. The website at ABC Homeopathy has a list of OCD symptoms (see Resources below). You can select the symptoms you experience and the website will then choose a remedy for you based on the symptoms you selected. Enter "OCD" into the search field to start.
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Expect fast results in many cases. If a homeopathic remedy is going to work on you, it usually happens right away. If you have been taking a remedy for longer than a month and it is still not working, you should consider trying a different remedy. You may also want to consider the use of a different method to manage your OCD symptoms.
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Tips & Warnings
Homeopathic remedies can be purchased in most health food stores.
Homeopathic remedies are typically available in liquid form or as pellets that slowly dissolve in your mouth.
In order to ensure you have the right remedies or combination of remedies to treat your OCD, you should visit a trained homeopathic physician.
If your OCD symptoms get worse or begin interfering in your life in an unacceptable way, you should visit a psychiatrist for more conventional medical treatment.
