Re: I am in a struggle with my OCD and I need some advice.
Good to hear it's going ok. Starting meds can be a rough time, especially starting on higher doses.
Hopefully in a few weeks it will start helping.
Re: I am in a struggle with my OCD and I need some advice.
I hope it continues to get better
Re: I am in a struggle with my OCD and I need some advice.
One day at a time. Just gotta keep marching on.
Re: I am in a struggle with my OCD and I need some advice.
That's all you can drop sometimes?
Re: I am in a struggle with my OCD and I need some advice.
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dale12345
That's all you can drop sometimes?
I dont understand?
Re: I am in a struggle with my OCD and I need some advice.
That's all you can do sometimes.
Re: I am in a struggle with my OCD and I need some advice.
Re: I am in a struggle with my OCD and I need some advice.
Feeling strange and worried. I got bad allergies right now and OCD isnt helping.
Re: I am in a struggle with my OCD and I need some advice.
As an older OCD sufferer who's battled this for years and (mostly) won...can I give you a bit of advice?
You can't think, reason, or logic your way out of OCD. In fact, reasoning or thinking about it is the trap. You'll never win. Let me repeat that - you'll NEVER win. OCD is the ultimate trickster. It's your mind - but in a way, it's not. The minute you think you have it beat, it rears its ugly head again - but this time, in a new form.
Fear of spiders conquered? Well, next week it's death. Fear of airplanes? Next week it's subways. Fear of screaming something obscene in public? Next month you're afraid of cancer.
You catch my drift? It's always there.
But there are ways to handle it...and weaken it...and perhaps even...beat it...
One book I highly recommend - Brain Lock by Jeffrey m. Schwartz. I think this is one of my favorites. Basically it teaches you to understand that every-time you have a "crazy" thought - you label it. You say "it's not me, it's my OCD." There. You've managed to externalize it.
Then, you change your focus. THIS is the challenge, and this takes PRACTICE. You WILL and CAN get better at it...but it's hard as hell in the beginning. Imagine your brain as a muscle. It needs training. You can train your brain...but it takes some work. As soon as that thought creeps in...you know...the one that terrifies you? Shift your focus. That's right. Change direction. Don't entertain that thought. Don't give it a second - not even a moment. Just. Shift. Your. Focus.
Now this is tough. Especially for someone with OCD. But it CAN be done. And over time it'll get easier. And over time your Brain will physically change. They've demonstrated this on MRIs. But like I said it takes practice. But you'll be amazed how it works. And over time your OCD will definitely improve.
Check out the book and see what I mean. Good luck! :-)
Re: I am in a struggle with my OCD and I need some advice.
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Delphi
As an older OCD sufferer who's battled this for years and (mostly) won...can I give you a bit of advice?
You can't think, reason, or logic your way out of OCD. In fact, reasoning or thinking about it is the trap. You'll never win. Let me repeat that - you'll NEVER win. OCD is the ultimate trickster. It's your mind - but in a way, it's not. The minute you think you have it beat, it rears its ugly head again - but this time, in a new form.
Fear of spiders conquered? Well, next week it's death. Fear of airplanes? Next week it's subways. Fear of screaming something obscene in public? Next month you're afraid of cancer.
You catch my drift? It's always there.
But there are ways to handle it...and weaken it...and perhaps even...beat it...
One book I highly recommend - Brain Lock by Jeffrey m. Schwartz. I think this is one of my favorites. Basically it teaches you to understand that every-time you have a "crazy" thought - you label it. You say "it's not me, it's my OCD." There. You've managed to externalize it.
Then, you change your focus. THIS is the challenge, and this takes PRACTICE. You WILL and CAN get better at it...but it's hard as hell in the beginning. Imagine your brain as a muscle. It needs training. You can train your brain...but it takes some work. As soon as that thought creeps in...you know...the one that terrifies you? Shift your focus. That's right. Change direction. Don't entertain that thought. Don't give it a second - not even a moment. Just. Shift. Your. Focus.
Now this is tough. Especially for someone with OCD. But it CAN be done. And over time it'll get easier. And over time your Brain will physically change. They've demonstrated this on MRIs. But like I said it takes practice. But you'll be amazed how it works. And over time your OCD will definitely improve.
Check out the book and see what I mean. Good luck! :-)
I am gonna take a look at it. I think there might be a PDF of it somewhere. Thanks.