Brain pathways

[ecomum]

Doing well at only coming on once a day and avoiding other compulsions

Just wanted to ask .i read on here a few things about peoples brains adapting if we respomd differently eg.not doing compulsions. Is this a physical thing or a psychological thing? I am really interested and would like to know more about this.

Thank you

Edited November 25, 2015 by ecomum

[jballan]

What you are asking about is called neuroplasticity. IT's a physiological process in which your neurons in your brain fire a different pattern, when doing exposure therapy or CBT. You "relearn" and redo a behavior until the compulsion becomes less and less in your life. "Relearning" is when your neurons find a new neural pathway to fire, which leads to new behavior. IT can take a few months for this to happen, but if you do it everyday, changes occur sooner. Hope that helps.

[ecomum]

Thank you jballlan.that is good news for me.i believe my ocd is mainly due to my mums worries when i was young as they follow the same themes so i am hoping i can learn a way of dealing with them that i never learned naturally as a child.i will be looking into this.thank you for explaining it to me and taking the time to reply

[jballan]

Anytime! Practice makes perfect