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OCD

In Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, “obsessions” are pervasive and intrusive thoughts, images, or urges people have that tend to be upsetting and not easily dismissed (e.g. fears of being contaminated and getting sick). A “compulsion” is a behavior or action one engages in to try and make the obsessive thought go away or to avoid an unwanted consequence (even if the person knows that the consequence is highly unlikely). Common compulsions include washing hands over and over to prevent getting sick or re-arranging objects until they feel “just right” (or else something terrible might occur). People with OCD may spend hours every day trying to combat obsessions or performing various compulsions. Not only is this exhausting for sufferers of OCD and their loved ones, but it can cause immense emotional distress and take up much of one’s life.

Body Focused Repetitive Behaviors

Body focused repetitive behaviors (or BFRB’s for short) are a class of compulsive behaviors related to (but different from) OCD. BFRB’s occur when an individual repeatedly engages in a behavior that targets and negative affects part of their body. Common forms of BFRB’s are hair pulling, skin picking, and cheek biting. People with BFRB’s may pick or pull habitually without even realizing it, or the picking/pulling might be due to intense urges or impulses following some sort of trigger (e.g. boredom, anger, stress). In addition to the physical affects of BFRB’s (e.g. hair loss, skin damage, risk of infection), it’s common for people to feel immense shame, guilt and even feelings of hopelessness or despair.

Panic

When we tell clients that we love panic attacks, people usually give us funny looks until we explain more fully. While panic attacks can be one of the most terrifying and uncomfortable sensations humans can experience, the part we “love” is that not only are panic attacks manageable, but they are fully curable! In fact, founder of Beachfront Dr. Maisel found his passion for treating anxiety and OCD after his own journey with panic. We all have been trained to deliver the gold-standard intervention of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy with exposure to help you become and stay panic-free. Treatment for panic involves helping you gain valuable insight into how your thoughts, feelings, and behaviors interact and lead to experience panicky feelings of terror. You will learn powerful skills and tricks that will empower you to make the necessary changes to heal from panic.

Anxiety Disorders

Anxiety can manifest in different ways for everybody. For instance, symptoms of anxiety can occur “above the neck,” such as racing thoughts, a never ending stream of worry, a bad case of the “what-ifs,” or feeling a sense of unreality or detachment. Anxiety can also include symptoms” below our neck” and deep into our bodies, such as restlessness, fatigue, muscle tension/tightness, racing heart, sweatiness, nausea and stomachaches, and much more! Children and adolescents with anxiety may refuse to go to school, experience headaches or stomachaches, and have difficulty concentrating. Unfortunately, people with anxiety disorders find that over time they end up giving up more and more of their life to the anxiety. For example, people with social anxiety may constantly worry about being judged or perceived negatively by others, which may lead them to avoid parties, making new friends, social gatherings, or other meaningful life events.

Tics

Tics typically begin in early childhood and tend to peak around adolescents, and must last for over a year to be considered a tic disorder. Many people naturally grow out of tics by the time they reach adulthood, yet about tics become a chronic concern for one third of individuals. There are two types of tics, “motor” (i.e. presenting as physical movements) and “vocal” (i.e. presenting as sounds). A majority of individuals experience both types of tics. Mild tics are often benign and people can live full, meaningful lives without doing anything about them. However, if you have concerns about your own tics or your child’s, we offer a specialized form of behavioral therapy called comprehensive Behavioral Interventions for Tics, which is an incredibly powerful way for people to learn how to better manage uncomfortable tics.

Stress

Stress isn’t always a bad thing. It can be exactly what we need at times to motivate us to take action. However, if left unchecked, too much stress can have serious consequences to our emotional and physical health. These include but are not limited to: poor sleep, loss of appetite, digestive issues, physical pain and headaches, worsening of chronic conditions, poor immune functioning, inflammation, poor concentration, and irritability. These effects are usually caused by our body’s alert system being activated too often, and never having a chance to rest and recover. Its far too easy to resort to coping with stress to give us short term relief but inevitably create more stress in the long run, such as procrastination, drug or alcohol use, and distraction.

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