This is where I blog about all the new OCD stuff that I learn about every day. I will provide you with my best and must up-to-date information on what I think is useful in becoming OCD free! Enjoy ;p

Thursday, March 4, 2010

Overcoming Obsessive Thoughts - Taking Down the Obsessive Compulsive Disorder Beast

Overcoming obsessive thoughts is not easy for anyone at first. You need to understand that it really is counter intuitive. In fact, the "secret" to most things is counter intuitive! So start to think like this and you will start to see things in ways that you never thought you would. One thing that you should note is that when you simply tell yourself to do something, it does not mean that you will all of a sudden start to do this. Let's use dieting for example. Millions of people tell themselves that they have to workout or eat less, but often most of them never follow through with it long enough for it to have an impact and worse, some get results, then go back to their old ways and lose all the benefits they got from their previous hard work!

So how can you apply this to overcoming obsessive thoughts? You can do this by simply sticking with something that is working for you until the results are so ingrained that they are permanent. Most people will only do something long enough until they get the result that they want or a result that is "close enough" to the desired result. However, they do not stick with it and therefore lose the result and that is when they say things like, "oh, I tried that, it doesn't work." It's not that it doesn't work, but rather, you stopped. Period. The reason why they stopped is because they were relying on something called "willpower." If you are hungry and you keep telling yourself that you are not hungry, after a while you will not be able to keep up this charade and you will give in and pig out!

Instead, you must do things like change your metabolism and become active so that you will not be sitting around thinking about eating all the time. The same thing applies when you are overcoming obsessive thoughts, you must understand that you need to change other habits that make you more susceptible to the habit of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. OCD is something that is so misunderstood that it is really hard to get people to even believe the truth about it. You need to put aside the social conditioning that you have been put through. Think about this, almost all of the commercials on TV are about insurance, lawyers, or pharmaceutical drugs!

When you are overcoming obsessive thoughts you need to understand that it is a viscous beast if you do not understand it, but when you understand it, it's a gentle kitten that will do whatever you tell it to. If you try to get rid of OCD the wrong way, it's like trying to lift a thousand pound rock and then hold it up! However, if you have the right mental tools, it will be like lifting up a thousand pound rock with a crane and then setting the crane in the off position when the rock is at the desired height. You can go home and the rock will stay there until you go and start up the crane and lower it again. I want you to have these kind of results when it comes to your OCD! I have some powerful information for you below that I think you'll enjoy!

Click here to get my OCD e-book for free: "Overcoming Obsessive Thoughts"

Derek Soto is an ex-sufferer of OCD who teaches people how to overcome their OCD for good in a very short time using little known techniques which are usually ignored by the medical field altogether.

Derek Soto also mentors people on a wide range of subjects including how to control your thinking naturally, how to defeat anxiety, phobias and how to change your thought processes so that you will be happier and live a more fulfilling life, period.

Wednesday, March 3, 2010

OCD - This is a Must Read If You Suffer From Obsessive Compulsive Disorder

What kind of information do you need to get rid of your Obsessive Compulsive Disorder? What is it that you want in your life? What kind of quality of life are you looking for? How long do you want to suffer with OCD?

These are big questions that need to be answered. You need to know where you are going or how are you ever going to get there? You need to create direction in your life by deciding right now that you are going to make some positive changes in your life. You need to understand that there are things you can do right now to create that necessary change.

Now that you know that you can decide what it is that you are going to do, you have to just do it. You are able to and don't ever let anybody tell you differently. No matter what kind of credentials they wear. We let people who are perceived as professionals to tell us what to do and where to live and how to act and to tell us what we can and can't do.

Do you find that you are asking yourself, "What if this, what if that?" You gotta stop doing that. That is the first thing that you need to do. People with OCD are plagued by this 'what if' scenario in their heads. If you can let go of this mental gambit, you will be way ahead of the game.

Do you find that you are always over analyzing everything that you think, say and do? Do you think that you will ever be able to become OCD free if you keep doing this? Don't you know how much work it is to have OCD? Do you want to stop? You can!

I tell people that have OCD that they have to learn how to be mentally lazy when it comes to obsessions. You need to think, "this is just too much effort to analyze and I don't feel like doing it!" That is something that will also put you way ahead of the game. People in the professional fields will never tell you things like this because they simply don't know about it because they never had OCD.

So what are you going to do? Who are you going to believe? Someone who learned about OCD in a class or from a set of books written by others who didn't have OCD? You have to realize that the only way to get over OCD is to learn from people who have had OCD, know what it's like and who have beaten it. That is the only way, period.

So now you have a decision to make. You can go and frequent the OCD forums and join the pity party or you can go and do something about your OCD. Another thing that you should know is that once you stop associating with other people with OCD, you will start to get better and only then, period!

Click here to start getting rid of your OCD today: "OCD"

Derek J. Soto is an ex-sufferer of OCD who is an expert in helping people get over Obsessive Compulsive Disorder for life.

Tuesday, March 2, 2010

Overcoming Obsessive Thoughts - Taking Down the Obsessive Compulsive Disorder Beast

Overcoming obsessive thoughts is not easy for anyone at first. You need to understand that it really is counter intuitive. In fact, the "secret" to most things is counter intuitive! So start to think like this and you will start to see things in ways that you never thought you would. One thing that you should note is that when you simply tell yourself to do something, it does not mean that you will all of a sudden start to do this. Let's use dieting for example. Millions of people tell themselves that they have to workout or eat less, but often most of them never follow through with it long enough for it to have an impact and worse, some get results, then go back to their old ways and lose all the benefits they got from their previous hard work!

So how can you apply this to overcoming obsessive thoughts? You can do this by simply sticking with something that is working for you until the results are so ingrained that they are permanent. Most people will only do something long enough until they get the result that they want or a result that is "close enough" to the desired result. However, they do not stick with it and therefore lose the result and that is when they say things like, "oh, I tried that, it doesn't work." It's not that it doesn't work, but rather, you stopped. Period. The reason why they stopped is because they were relying on something called "willpower." If you are hungry and you keep telling yourself that you are not hungry, after a while you will not be able to keep up this charade and you will give in and pig out!

Instead, you must do things like change your metabolism and become active so that you will not be sitting around thinking about eating all the time. The same thing applies when you are overcoming obsessive thoughts, you must understand that you need to change other habits that make you more susceptible to the habit of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. OCD is something that is so misunderstood that it is really hard to get people to even believe the truth about it. You need to put aside the social conditioning that you have been put through. Think about this, almost all of the commercials on TV are about insurance, lawyers, or pharmaceutical drugs!

When you are overcoming obsessive thoughts you need to understand that it is a viscous beast if you do not understand it, but when you understand it, it's a gentle kitten that will do whatever you tell it to. If you try to get rid of OCD the wrong way, it's like trying to lift a thousand pound rock and then hold it up! However, if you have the right mental tools, it will be like lifting up a thousand pound rock with a crane and then setting the crane in the off position when the rock is at the desired height. You can go home and the rock will stay there until you go and start up the crane and lower it again. I want you to have these kind of results when it comes to your OCD! I have some powerful information for you below that I think you'll enjoy!

Click here to get my OCD e-book for free: "Overcoming Obsessive Thoughts"

Derek Soto is an ex-sufferer of OCD who teaches people how to overcome their OCD for good in a very short time using little known techniques which are usually ignored by the medical field altogether.

Derek Soto also mentors people on a wide range of subjects including how to control your thinking naturally, how to defeat anxiety, phobias and how to change your thought processes so that you will be happier and live a more fulfilling life, period.

Monday, March 1, 2010

Obsessive Compulsive Disorder Personality - What You Need to Do to Stop it Forever

Obsessive compulsive disorder personality can really put a damper on your life is you leave it unchecked. So what is it then that you can do so that this doesn't happen to you? I think one of the most important things that you can do is learn that you can make a choice in the matter. I want you to understand that you don't have to do what other people tell you to do and you most certainly don't have to think the way that other people tell you to think. I understand that it's not easy and that certain people that we perceive as expert have a propensity to make us feel that what they are saying is utter fact. As fascinating as this may be, we need to learn to think for ourselves if we really are going to have the best quality life we can. The fact of the matter is that no one else cares more about you then you!

I know that obsessive compulsive disorder personality is something that can make you very miserable and make you feel like you need to do things that you know make no sense. Sometimes we may feel that they are so strong that we don't even really have a choice in the matter but this is a lie. I need you to realize that not only do we have a choice to not be run by OCD but we can keep it away for the rest of our lives by learning to make the right decisions and we can do this by actually thinking about what that right decision may be before just reacting to something. You'll find that the studies that have shown that the worst part of OCD anxiety go away within thirty to sixty minutes. Most people simply give into their ritual right when they feel like doing it and never really give the Obsessive Compulsive Disorder related anxiety go away on its own.

If you have experienced an anxiety attack that comes from obsessive compulsive disorder personality then you'll know exactly what I'm about to say is true. You find that the whole world seems to not matter anymore and that all the matters is for the unpleasant anxiety to go away. You see the reason why you are feeling this way is because OCD is like an illusion that makes you think that there are real dangers when there really aren't. It's really faulty associations and misconceptions that you are reacting to as if they're real. The only problem is that when we act on something that is just in our minds, we tend to make it real. Maybe not the exact fear, but we end up unintentionally perpetuating our own OCD! Think about this for a second and think about your obsessive compulsive disorder personality. Some people just never really look at their OCD in a different way and they make the huge mistake of taking it for face value. If you can avoid doing this and start to really understand that OCD is just a seemingly tough set of habits then you'll be able to realize that there is something that you can do to stop it!

To get cutting edge techniques to beat OCD permanently click here: "Obsessive Compulsive Disorder Personality"

Derek Soto is an ex-sufferer of OCD who teaches people how to overcome their OCD for good in a very short time using little known techniques which are usually ignored by the medical field altogether.

Derek Soto also mentors people on a wide range of subjects including how to control your thinking naturally, how to defeat anxiety, phobias and how to change your thought processes so that you will be happier and live a more fulfilling life, period.

Friday, February 26, 2010

OCD Teen Help and How to Find it

OCD teen information you have read or heard about in, but not necessarily limited to books, magazines, and forums do not always provide you with long-term, big picture goals such as curing the unwanted thoughts and patterns altogether. Instead, many of the sources, even in some hospitals, tend to aim towards simply treating obsessive compulsive disorder for the short-term, suppressing and calming as opposed to removing outright. A notable reason for this is due to most practitioners, authors, etc not having OCD on a personal level, which is really a requirement for seriously dealing with the problems at hand.

A bit of information I can offer to help you along the way is to fully understand what obsessive compulsive disorder really is. It's not a sickness, or even an actual disorder. In reality, it's a strong mental habit, with a much more notable degree of influence over your everyday thought patterns and habits. The sooner you come to fully realize this, the better in shape your mind will be as you will now be in the proper mindset to begin countering it. OCD teen habits must be treated as they are, and not what people think they are.

What you need to understand if you are serious about overcoming your obsessive compulsive disorder is that this task will not be accomplished overnight. It is a real goal to work towards, and while I do have an excellent solution available which I offer to anyone who wishes to accept it, effort must be placed forward if you wish to MOVE forward. You must come to terms with the fact that there is no magic pill or some elixir that will instantaneously cure the problems that come with OCD teen thought patterns and habits, despite wanting one. If you really want to beat it, you must be willing to do your best!

Although reading and understanding all the above information will no doubt increase your awareness of the task at hand while putting you in a better stance to overcome OCD teen habits, you still need one more thing on your side. You need to focus hard on your goals! As much as you can, avoid the temptation to use multiple methods of treatment, visits to a counselor or practitioner's office, etc, until you have completely finished the program you agreed to partake in, be it mine or another individual.

Please keep in mind that although not every source of information you find on the topic of obsessive compulsive disorder is bad, not all of them are correct either. You need to check into the author and ensure that they too have undergone what you or a loved one has gone through, and thus have the means to truthfully provide you with real, excellent assistance. Remember that OCD is a habit, not a disease, and once you understand this you will be in a better state of mind to stand against it. Be patient, and know that although you will not be able to cure OCD teen symptoms over the course of a day, every day will move you closer to your goal.

I hope you accept the great information I have for you below!

To get cutting edge techniques to beat OCD permanently click here: Click here to get my OCD e-book for free: "OCD Teen Help"

Derek Soto is an ex-sufferer of OCD who teaches people how to overcome their OCD for good in a very short time using little known techniques which are usually ignored by the medical field altogether. Derek Soto also mentors people on a wide range of subjects including how to control your thinking naturally, how to defeat anxiety, phobias and how to change your thought processes so that you will be happier and live a more fulfilling life, period.

Thursday, February 25, 2010

OCD Forum - Changing Your Diet to Decrease OCD

Do you eat junk food all the time and call it food?

I used to.

McDonalds (tm) is not food. Tv dinners are not food. Chips are not food.

Organic Vegetables, fruits, nuts, meats ARE food.

Why organic? Because chemicals in other "foods" affect the brain and impair the ability of your cells to perform to their optimum level. Since your mind is made of cells, don't you think that they will be able to handle stress better if they are able to function better? It's a no-brainer, seriously.

Food is fuel that is put into your body, your cells work together to create your body, the vehicle.

If you put crappy fuel in your body, you'll get crappy performance from your cells and this includes your brain.

On the other hand, if you feed your body premium fuel, i.e. organic food, you'll get optimum performance out of your cells and guess what. This includes your brain!

So here are some tips that you can put in your pocket...

Go to the store and buy organic fruits and vegetables and meats. I don't think it's necessary to become a vegetarian and I wouldn't recommend it myself. I do however feel that meat is only good to eat if it's organic and not pumped with chemicals and preservatives which impair the ability of your cells to perform to their optimum level.

Drink organic drinks, not sugared down juices or juices from concentrate. Only drink "not from concentrate" organic juices and only drink distilled water or natural water, don't buy water that says "drinking water" on it! That is water that has been treated to be made safe to drink, which means it probably wasn't before. Distilled water is filtered by a process that almost guarantees purity, but a lot of the natural minerals, if not all of them, are gone. Natural organic water is the best because it has the trace minerals that are good for the body.

Did you know that natural organic foods like vegetables and fruits have chemical compounds in them that are good for the body that scientists don't understand yet. All we know is this, This is the best food and the best fuel you can put in your body period. So why settle for anything less than the very best?

Take action: By quality organic food only and I guarantee you'll see a difference in how you feel and how you're able to handle the stress of not doing rituals. I bet this will cut your time in half as far as getting over OCD and I'm dead serious!

For more instantly usable free information click: Click here to get my OCD e-book for free: "OCD Forum"

Derek Soto is an ex-sufferer of OCD who teaches people how to overcome their OCD for good in a very short time using little known techniques which are usually ignored by the medical field altogether.

Derek Soto also mentors people on a wide range of subjects including how to control your thinking naturally, how to defeat anxiety, phobias and how to change your thought processes so that you will be happier and live a more fulfilling life, period.

Wednesday, February 24, 2010

OCD Forum - Curing OCD For Good, Getting in the Right Direction

Getting started in the right direction in curing OCD is not that hard.

You've just got to realize that to cure OCD, you first have to know that you have OCD. Then you've got to believe that it can be cured.

That is a little tougher for most people cause they have preconceived ideas about what OCD and most people think it's something that you have to struggle with for life, but nothing could be farther from the truth!

Then what you should do is do some research on OCD to find out good programs that will help "cure" OCD, not "treat" it.

So now that you know what you are looking for, you can begin.

The next part is you've got to realize that if your OCD is hindering you from going to work and other places that are necessary that you may want to consider talking with your doctor and a therapist so that you can get medicine to help with major forms of OCD,

The next part whether you have to take medication or not is to start to deal with it. You've got to face the fear that is driving the anxiety, which is causing OCD. There are things that you must understand about OCD. Here's one thing: It's an addiction.

Why it is is beyond the scope of this article, but that's how you approach it, and basically, you've just got to "quit" performing rituals, and you will be well on your way to becoming OCD free for good, period.

Take action: Go and do research about OCD, find out about it. Don't do too much unless you want that to be another form of OCD. Just like 15-20 minutes a day. The more information you have on getting over it, the easier it will be. Don't study about OCD itself as much as studying how to get over it!

For more instantly usable free information click: Click here to get my OCD e-book for free: "OCD Forum"

Derek Soto is an ex-sufferer of OCD who teaches people how to overcome their OCD for good in a very short time using little known techniques which are usually ignored by the medical field altogether.

Derek Soto also mentors people on a wide range of subjects including how to control your thinking naturally, how to defeat anxiety, phobias and how to change your thought processes so that you will be happier and live a more fulfilling life, period.