It is best to consult a religious therapist with experience in matters of the spirit and mind.
Here are a few suggested remedies:
Class 172: General recommendations for obsessive-compulsive disorder
Rise before dawn.
Take deep breaths outdoors in the fresh air after daybreak, and repeat this throughout the day and night while inhaling the fragrance of rosewater-scented damask roses.
Drink spring water regularly for 40 days.
Avoid fast food.
Eat whole-grain bread and wholesome, unrefined organic salt.
Drink clean, chlorine-free water; if unavailable, use boiled and cooled water.
Use only organic oils, such as olive, sesame, beef tallow, and so on.
Eat lamb and, as far as possible, organic chicken, camel, ostrich, turkey, and other meats.
Avoid beef.
Eat a substantial breakfast that is not cooling in nature, a light lunch, and a substantial but light dinner.
Have gentle and firm massages from the crown of the head to the waist, and from the soles of the feet to the waist. If possible, do this once a week using olive oil, violet oil, or black seed oil.
Have a massage focused on the spine.
Inhale a variety of fragrances, such as rose (damask rose), musk, and other natural scents, at different times and intervals.
Burn esfand and frankincense.
Make special use of narcissus fragrance and breathe it in.
Drink rosewater on an empty stomach and before bed, and use it to moisten your face and nostrils.
Give charity at night and during the day.
Recite Sūrat al-Nās and Sūrat al-Falaq.
Recite Supplications 17 and 23 from al-Ṣaḥīfa al-Sajjādiyya.
Class 173: Specific recommendations for obsessive-compulsive disorder
Eat a whole pomegranate, including the pale membrane between its seeds.
Apple juice, sekanjabin, chicory distillate, honey, and black seed.
Take deep breaths while remembering God in an environment scented with the smoke of esfand and frankincense.
Keep a variety of potted plants and give them special attention.
Practise calligraphy and painting, preferably landscapes; reflect, and undertake research and close study.
Go mountain climbing.
Class 174: Strategies for treating obsessive-compulsive disorder
Listen to natural sounds, such as birdsong, flowing water, and wind.
Learn to recognize passing suggestions, obsessive thoughts, and the whisperings of the whisperer who withdraws and returns.
Seek refuge in the One who protects those troubled by obsessive thoughts, the Healer of such whisperings.
Use remembrance of God and the Qur’an to quiet the whisperings of those who whisper.
Regulate the brain, thoughts, and heart through a variety of fragrances, giving this deep and sustained attention and striving to put the meanings of pleasant scents into words.
Regulate the workings of the brain by attending deeply to melodies, tunes, and the pleasing sounds of nature.
Exercise the mind and body.
Practise concentration, and so on.
Use mental imagery and creative thinking, and review things in your mind.
Engage in melodious supplications.
Eat a whole pomegranate, including the pale membrane between its seeds.
Apple juice, sekanjabin, chicory distillate, honey and black seed, lemon balm, dodder, rhubarb, lemon, fig, olive, borage distillate and its infusion with dried lime, violet, and clove.
Take deep breaths while remembering God in an environment scented with the smoke of esfand and frankincense.
Keep a variety of potted plants and give them special attention.
Practise calligraphy and painting, preferably landscapes, and so on.
Exercise daily, in the morning and at night, and so on.
Class 175: Supplications for obsessive thoughts
أَعُوذُ بِاللَّهِ الْقَوِيِّ مِنَ الشَّيْطَانِ الْغَوِيِّ وَ أَعُوذُ بِمُحَمَّدٍ الرَّضِيِّ مِنْ شَرِّ مَا قَدَّرَ وَ قَضَى وَ أَعُوذُ بِإِلَهِ النَّاسِ مِنْ شَرِّ الْجِنَّةِ وَ النَّاسِ أَجْمَعِينَ وَ سَلِّمْ تُكْفَ مَئُونَةَ إِبْلِيسَ وَ الشَّيَاطِينِ مَعَهُ
ِ آمَنْتُ بِاللَّهِ وَ رَسُولِهِ مُخْلِصاً لَهُ الدِّين
سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ مِلْءَ سَمَاوَاتِهِ وَ أَرْضِهِ وَ مِدَادَ كَلِمَاتِهِ وَ زِنَةَ عَرْشِهِ وَ رِضَا نَفْسِه
Seek refuge from the evil of Satan and the self, and recite Sūrat al-Nās and Sūrat al-Falaq.
Recite the sūra “أَ لَمْ نَشْرَحْ” 100 times each morning and 100 times each evening.
لا حَوْلَ وَ لَا قُوَّةَ إِلَّا بِاللَّهِ الْعَلِيِّ الْعَظِيمِ، اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ آلِ مُحَمَّد
ْ هُوَ الْأَوَّلُ وَ الْآخِرُ وَ الظَّاهِرُ وَ الْباطِنُ وَ هُوَ بِكُلِّ شَيْءٍ عَلِيم
Place your hand on your chest and say:
“بِسْمِ اللَّهِ وَ بِاللَّهِ مُحَمَّدٌ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ وَ لَا حَوْلَ وَ لَا قُوَّةَ إِلَّا بِاللَّهِ الْعَلِيِّ الْعَظِيمِ اللَّهُمَّ امْسَحْ عَنِّي مَا أَحْذَرُ”
Then move your hands over your abdomen,
and repeat this three times.
Place your hand over your heart and say:
“بِسْمِ اللَّهِ بِسْمِ اللَّهِ بِسْمِ اللَّهِ”
Then pass your hands over your heart, moving them across it, and say:
“أَعُوذُ بِعِزَّةِ اللَّهِ وَ أَعُوذُ بِقُدْرَةِ اللَّهِ وَ أَعُوذُ بِجَلَالِ اللَّهِ وَ أَعُوذُ بِعَظَمَةِ اللَّهِ وَ أَعُوذُ بِجَمْعِ اللَّهِ وَ أَعُوذُ بِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ وَ أَعُوذُ بِأَسْمَاءِ اللَّهِ مِنْ شَرِّ مَا أَحْذَرُ وَ مِنْ شَرِّ مَا أَخَافُ عَلَى نَفْسِي”
Repeat seven times.