Remember that OCD is based on a fear that you have. Remember that fears by themselves are harmless.
Keep in mind that everyone has fears, it's part of life and they are there for good reason. It's good that we are afraid of snakes or spiders, as some of the can be poisonous. Good thing we are afraid of lions or bears, as they can kill us. So fear has a productive function.
But today, people have fears about social things more than anything else. We develop this fight or flight response off things that do not warrant it. We don't live in the jungle anymore, but our genes don't seem to know that.
So we have got to retrain our minds into thinking that fears are now mostly useless. We've got to know when a fear is legitimate or not and we can know by asking ourself this simple question, "Is mine or someone else's life in real danger here?" "Is there anything that I can realistically do about it?" If the answer is no to both, then you need to put the fear aside and think about something you love and are excited about.
Think about what you have to do that day and think about how you can squeeze some adventure into your day. Let the unwanted thought linger and it will go away faster than if you try to force it out, just focus more on your adventure for the day and the quality of your life will raise greatly!
until next post,
Derek
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Wednesday, July 16, 2008
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Awesome! Try searching for "OCD groups," on facebook. Enter your url for other's to see. I think you can help a ton of peeps.
DUE TO THE FACT THAT MY EX BOYFRIEND SUFFERS FROM OCD
AMOUNG WITH OTHER FACTORS LIKE PANIC ATTACKS AND TOURETTES I KNOW A LIL ABOUT HOW PEOPLE WHO SUFFER FROM THIS FEEL AND REACT
I TOOK IT UPON MYSELF TO SEND HIM THIS INFORMATION. I THINK WHAT YOUR DOING IS GREAT BECAUSE YOU KNOW HOW IT FEELS, YOU DIDNT JUST STUDY IT , YOU'VE FELT IT. ALOT OF PEOPLE WILL BENEFIT FROM THIS INFORMATION AND SPARK AN INTEREST AMOUNG OTHERS TO UNDERSTAND WHAT FAMILY AND FRIENDS GO THROUGH.
THANK YOU.
I can relate to your message a lot do to the fact that i have recently overcame the fear of swimming after reading your message of becoming OCD free. but the only fear that is stopping me form being happy is the fear of getting hurt again in a relationship. this is a fear tha i dont think that i will ever overcome. is is possible that
I really appreciate your posts.The blog is very uplifting and reading what you write helps me to stay in a postive attitude. Although, I do not suffer from OCD, I think your blog can help anyone who is trying to overcome a fear. When I think about it, the thing that I fear is so silly and shouldn't be feared at all! From your advice, I can learn to train myself into thinking that the fear is silly and I can stop its manifestation in order to go about my day!
that's true to get over it you need to think of other things, good things, and focus on the better things in life!
well said derek
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