Alternative Treatments for Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
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I'm Dr Mary Reed (Gates), CNHP, MH, ND and I have been involved with natural
health since 1990. I created ocd-free.org to provide information and resources
for people wishing to improve their health.
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When I was 22, I escaped from a very stressful marriage, in which I was subjected to extreme physical and emotional abuse. Later,
the side effects from medication that I was taking robbed me of my good
health.
When I first started developing the symptoms of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD), I didn't tell anyone.
I was afraid that I was going insane and that my two small children
would be taken away from me and given to their abusive father or strangers.
My symptoms were so severe that I was unable to even step outside of
my apartment for six months.
One day I was watching a segment of the Phil Donahue Show on OCD and
agoraphobia. What a relief to learn that I was actually experiencing
symptoms typical of OCD and agoraphobia! Thank goodness for shows like
Mr. Donahue's.
I turned to alternative therapies and herbs for help with my health.
That's when I learned that I had a weak liver and thin myelin. I first
took LIV-A (now called Liver Cleanse), RE-X (now called Nerve Control),
Evening Primrose oil, and Spirulina. My symptoms started to go away.
Later I changed the RE-X for STR-C (now called Chinese Stress Relief)
and the Evening Primrose oil for Flaxseed oil.
Having most of my health restored profoundly affected my life. I began
studying to become a Natural Health Practitioner. Through my work with
others, I noticed that people with a thin myelin experience symptoms
of OCD and related conditions. The symptoms, fortunately, disappear
when herbs are introduced and the diet changed.
I have been totally free of panic attacks, anxiety, OCD, and agoraphobia
since 1992. Herbs and alternative therapies have helped me so much that
I feel compelled to help others.
The heart wrenching stories that I hear from others are a constant
reminder of the debilitating effects of OCD. That is why I have written a book on maintaining and regaining the health of the
myelin through diet and supplementation.
My goal for this site is to do clinical (not double-blind) studies to
get a better understanding of the scope of OCD symptoms and the protocol
that I feel should be expanded and fine tuned. Once the protocol is
proven, as I believe it will, I plan to make the information available
to others to help them become OCD free.
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