tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8178515699597325954.post8215738991387065038..comments2023-03-03T06:46:28.139-08:00Comments on Don't Believe Everything You Think: Speaking To Myself Through OCDKinder Brainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09802848615589949064noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8178515699597325954.post-45830863177857473232010-09-17T19:55:54.595-07:002010-09-17T19:55:54.595-07:00One of the things that sets me obsessing is any ki...One of the things that sets me obsessing is any kind of strong feeling or preference--the OCD will jump into the fray and I think it's because when I was little, having feelings was a scary thing, and OCD got entwined with how I coped--because OCD can be major distraction and when you are little and powerless, and in pain, sometimes you need a distraction to survive.expwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10556989048175473815noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8178515699597325954.post-88673428890399531802010-09-14T02:44:28.839-07:002010-09-14T02:44:28.839-07:00An interesting post and idea, indeed! I was just ...An interesting post and idea, indeed! I was just having a similar discussion with my therapist recently. He was telling me about someone he had met with OCD who had developed obsessions and compulsions that she feared would prevent her from being able to go back to school. As she began to recover through treatment, she realized that she actually DIDN'T want to go to back to school after all. Perhaps "her better half" was trying to indicate that it was time to re-evaluate. <br /><br />I had a similar experience with my own job and career path, and am now looking at new directions to take. In a way it makes sense - when there are underlying concerns, we become stressed because something just doesn't seem right. That stress leads us to tackle our anxiety in compulsive ways that may or may not be related our original problem. Perhaps this is not always true, but stress certainly does seem to contribute to OCD symptoms so any sort of stressful life events could understandably cause a spike in OCD.Fellow OCD Suffererhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16157849944445411960noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8178515699597325954.post-90791580784820497602010-09-13T16:57:34.800-07:002010-09-13T16:57:34.800-07:00I totally get this! That happens to me too. Way to...I totally get this! That happens to me too. Way to put it in writing better than I ever could. :)Shanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11114223183259204143noreply@blogger.com