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Conditions

What we see, and how we treat it

You do not need to arrive with a diagnosis, or even the right words. Describing what has been happening is enough to begin.

Hover or tap any condition to read a little more. One opens at a time.

Intrusive thoughts, and the checking or rituals that grow up to quiet them. Treated with exposure and response prevention, medication, or both together.

Low mood, lost interest, and an exhaustion that rest does not improve. Assessment comes first, then a plan you understand and have agreed to.

Persistent worry, physical tension, or sudden surges of fear that arrive without warning. Most people improve once the pattern is named and worked with directly.

Women's mental health is shaped by a unique interplay of biology, life experiences, relationships, and culture. We recognise that distress can look different in women and offer care that considers your experiences, needs, and context.

Episodes of elevated and low mood that need careful diagnosis before anything is prescribed. Long-term stability usually rests on medication plus a routine that holds.

Trouble falling asleep, staying asleep, or waking unrefreshed. Often treatable without sedatives once the cause has been identified properly.

Alcohol, cannabis, nicotine or prescription medicines that have become hard to stop. Assessed without judgement, and treated alongside whatever sits underneath.

When two or more good attempts have not worked. Often the diagnosis, the dose or the duration is worth revisiting before the medicine is.

Attention that will not settle, restlessness, and follow-through that keeps slipping. Diagnosed carefully in adults, where other explanations are common.

Difficulties with intimacy, sexual health, or relationships can be stressful and may sometimes feel difficult to talk about. Whether it is low desire, erectile or orgasm difficulties, premature ejaculation, communication problems, or relationship conflicts, you don't have to face them alone. Confidential professional support can help you understand the concerns and work towards healthier relationships.

Preoccupation with a perceived flaw that others barely notice. It responds to the same family of treatments as OCD, and never to reassurance.

Difficulty discarding, hair pulling, or picking that has stopped feeling like a choice. Habit-reversal work helps, and none of it is a matter of willpower.

Changes in mood, sleep and anxiety around childbirth, including the ones nobody warned you about. Safe options exist while you are feeding.

Intrusive memories, hypervigilance, and avoidance that quietly narrows a life. You will never be asked to recount more than you are ready to.

Experiences that others do not share, and thinking that has become difficult to organise. Early treatment makes a substantial difference to the long run.

Special interest

Obsessive-compulsive and related disorders

At MindMonks, OCD is an area of particular clinical expertise, with both clinicians having specialised training and experience in the assessment and treatment of OCD, along with research experience at NIMHANS.

Assessment that takes it seriously

OCD is frequently missed or mislabelled for years. A proper assessment separates it from anxiety, from psychosis, and from ordinary worry — because the treatments are different.

Therapy for OCD

Treatment for OCD can take different forms. Depending on your symptoms, needs, and treatment history, therapy may draw on approaches such as Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP), Cognitive Coping Therapy (CCT), Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Gestalt Therapy, and other evidence-based psychological interventions.

When the usual treatments have not worked

Treatment-resistant presentations need a careful review of what has already been tried, at what dose, and for how long. Often the answer is not a new drug but a better-executed plan.

A note on labels

A diagnosis is a tool, not a verdict

A diagnosis is useful because it points to treatments that have been tested on people with the same difficulty. It is not a description of who you are, and it can be revised as we learn more.

If a label ever stops being useful to you, say so. It is your care, and you are allowed to ask why any of it is being recommended.

In a crisis? MindMonks is not an emergency service. If you or someone you know is in immediate danger or thinking about self-harm, please contact your nearest emergency department, or call the Tele-MANAS national helpline on 14416 (available 24×7, free, in multiple Indian languages).

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