So what are some of the most popular pieces of advice that people are given when it comes to OCD?
I'll tell you right here and right now that most of the "advice" that is going around about OCD is absolutely stupid. Really. Here are some of the things that I have heard that I just could not believe as I shook my head in disappointment. The first one, Just think about something else. Lol. How do you apply this?
Have you noticed that most advice that is given is watered down generic pieces of advice? Have you noticed that people regurgitate the little nuggets of perceived wisdom that they have heard and they actually have no idea what they are talking about. Seriously. I have to apologize for their mistakes, as they have lead you astray and have given you essentially useless information.
What about another one: "You just gotta fight it." Wow, how do we apply this? Now before I go ahead and give you some good OCD tips or what not I think that you should first see how the existing common knowledge is so wrong. So let's look at this for a second, how do you fight your OCD thoughts? Do you focus on not having OCD thoughts? Here is the truth, the thoughts that you focus on become stronger and the thoughts that you do not focus on become weaker, it's simply how the brain works.
What about this ignorant line, "I am going to focus on getting rid of my OCD before I actually move on with my life." Whatever you focus on will become stronger. Absolutely do not focus on your OCD. Period. What do you think is going to happen if you sit there and focus on OCD, it's just going to get stronger. Now I can hear people saying, "Well, I gotta do something about it!" Yes you do, but focusing on it is not one of those things.
What about when people say, "I'm just going to go to a therapist and they'll heal me." Wow, don't tell me you're that simple. Seriously, I cannot count how many people have come to me for help with their OCD because their therapist, psychologist or any other fancy sounding profession could not help them.
Let's go ahead real quick and cover why the "professionals" will probably not be able to help you. They focus on OCD! They then string you along talking about your traumatic childhood. That is a good scam, as they can keep you there for years without real results. Now there are therapists, psychologists, and psychiatrists that can help and are very good at what they do, but they are not as common as you think. So do your due diligence if you decide to go that route and find out what their results were for their clients and how long it took them to get those results. Results are all that matter, period.
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