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Tuesday, March 16, 2010

Pure OCD - Why I Hate Pure OCD

Pure OCD is the worst thing that I have ever gone through when I was struggling with OCD. The reason why it bothered me so much is because I had no clue what was going on and it made me feel like I was going crazy. What I found out Pure OCD is when we do rituals but in our heads. One of the things that I used to repeat to myself over and over is: "Hate bad, love God". Another thing that I did was repeating this mantra every time that I had a thought that I considered sinful. I have heard that other people have had thoughts that were anti-religious when the person themselves were believers as well as thinking thoughts such as taking God's name in vain, even by accident, and it scares them.

Another reason why so many people suffer with Pure OCD is because it takes doctors and therapists to recognize what it is. There are so many people that are suffering from this useless malady because professionals need to be better trained to notice when people are suffering from these thoughts. What some doctors have found out about Pure OCD is that it is harder to recognize than the other versions, this is because it's mostly contained within one's thoughts and not displayed as much on the surface. There are some behaviors that can help you understand that they deal with this type of OCD, some examples of this are silent prayers, they may also constantly ask for reassurance that they will not and/or have not committed an act that they consider wrong.

But the worst reason why I hate Pure OCD is because it requires you to think in a whole new way to get rid of it, we are used to looking at the world in a certain way and when we are faced with these internal obsessive thoughts, we have to learn how to look from the outside into minds in order to start to get a picture of what is going on. We also need to learn how to not be afraid of the fears that are associated with Pure OCD. Also note that Pure OCD is strictly obsessive thoughts and not outward rituals. What other professionals have found out about this kind of OCD is that behavioral therapy can be beneficial to those who suffer from it although this will not cure it permanently.

My brother suffered with Pure OCD for a long time, and sometimes he would act in certain ways that made me wonder if there was something wrong with him. I would notice that he would organize things in a certain way and I realized that this was started because of Pure OCD. I then helped him to realize that Pure OCD is only based in fear and if he faced the fears, the OCD could not exist. Some of the other things that I've told him about this type of OCD is that it's likely affecting him in areas he doesn't even think it is such as how he handles conversation and how he views specific things such as aligning his Xbox perpendicular to the wall to the best of his ability.

One of my favorite things about Pure OCD is the fact that once you figure out how it works, and once you figure out how to face the fears that drive it. It is relatively easy to overcome it because you develop a system. Unfortunately many people have tried medications as well as multiple types of therapies to combat their OCD and unfortunately for many people in the world this has been completely ineffective. There is hope though, you've found someone who has had a lot of experience with OCD and can help you overcome it. Below I have some excellent information that will help you stop your Pure OCD, Enjoy!

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