Q.)How do you have a productive life with OCD?
A.)By defeating it with mental tools.
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Q.)How do I stop Intrusive thoughts? Is it possible to NOT have them all together?
A.)Everyone has intrusive thoughts, people without OCD don't take them seriously to the point of anxiety.
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Q.)how to make the unwanted images stop
A.)Don't fight them, the thought you resist persists
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Q.)I have OCD and wash my hands all the time till my skin get harsh, then I hold or open doors with my little finger now does this develop to a problem of organising events, stressing and then screaming?
A.) OCD can penetrate everything we do. When we train our brains to use rituals to deal with situations, we start to rely on them to relieve anxiety instead of simply accepting that we cannot control the world around us.
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Q.)does this OCD behavior of washing hands and holding doors with the little fingers develop to and affect organisational behavior (stressing in planning events and organising work)?
A.)Yes. See how long you can go without doing this ritual and this will help you to get used to the anxiety.
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Q.)I get afraid that I won\\\'t be able to forget something. My brain just repeats what I want to forget over and over. Can you explain why please?
A.)When we fight a thought, we are focusing on it. You need to distract your mind. An idle mind is OCD's playground.
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Q.)My boyfriend is OCD and refuses to go to therapy he is convinced they will put him on meds and he says he will not do it again. He is convinced that he will fix it himself. I feel he is ruining our relationship with all of his expectations, and the rules he wants me to follow. He says that I don’t care about his sanity, but he fails to see that for seven years I have done my best to follow the “program”. I am always given hypothetical examples from him, “If I was diabetic you wouldn’t give me candy. Please just do what I asked you to do.” I have stayed with him because I love him but I am coming to the end of my rope. He tells me that it is me, that I am to lacks, oblivious, I don’t think clearly, because I don’t think like him I am wrong. How can I help him so that we can fix our relationship?
A.)You've got to put your foot down and tell him that you love him but that you're not going to help him do rituals anymore and that you're not going to do rituals anymore. Tell him that you'll talk to him about it and be there emotionally, but that it's getting to the point where you may have to leave him if he's not willing to work with you. He has to care about your happiness too.
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Q.)why i feel almost everyone out there is trying to harm me in anyway like doing bad wishes for me/by casting spell/blak magick etc. especialy if some one is starring at me or touching me somewhere what should i do plz tell me how to handle this thing
A.)You need to give these people the benefit of the doubt. What if they are not doing black magic? Is it cool to think that they are? That's not fair to them.
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Q.)I am suffering from Religious OCD. How to overcome it ?
A.)Know that even if we have bad thoughts all day, God still loves us and still died for us. When you refuse to do the ritual, ask God for strength and give it your all and He will deliver in His time. Ask him what He wants you to learn out of this. I learned tons!
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Q.)I beileve some parts of Ocd I may have but Im trying to figure out if there is somehtings else going on. the ocd or whatever it is triggers bad when someone mentions soemthing verbally that I dont want to hear or when seeing somehting that reminds me of a bad memory that I need to get out of my head. its a battle between good vs evil I want the good and to get out the bad i have some rituals or I just get nervous. its a feeling like getting your hand dirty but instead its getting my thoughts dirty...not in a bad way just like I cant figure out why. whats goig on
A.)You need to use a technique called diversion, where when you have an OCD thought, you need to think about something that is complicated, like doing math problems in yoru head or trying to think of a way to make a lot of money. This is just one of many tools, but in your case I think it's the best answer. Also, don't fight the thought, just let it happen as you think about other things.
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Q.)i can\\\\\\\'t get normal things done because of obsessive behaviors;cleaning, searching a subject (relevent or irrelevent). how can this stop?
A.) You need to say to yourself, "STOP!" "I don't care what happens, I need to focus on the things I need to do and not waste my time with this!" "I choose to control my thoughts and not the other way around!"
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Q.)What if I don\\\'t have OCD and I am wasting the doctor\\\'s time?
A.)The doctor will tell you whether you have OCD or not.
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Q.)Why is it that most if not all Doctors believe OCD is a chemical embalance in the brain. This could not be further from the truth. Ocd causes the embalance not the other way round, and OCD is a natural consequence of general anxiety which causes the brain to repeat tasks that it is unsure have already been performed. Ocd GAD PTSD Etc are all caused by the one thing. A heightened CNS like a switch that has been turned up and wont come down. Emotional releasing by continual acceptance of this condition with eventually dissolve it. I treat people everday and without exception they all respond. A total cure is a reality not just a controlling of the condition but a total cure.
A.) Interesting comment!
Q.)My son feels the need to pray after each \\\\\\\"bad word \\\\\\\" that enters his thoughts uncontrollably in order to ask God\\\\\\\'s forgiveness. I feel this ony adds to the repetition and ritual ,so I told him that God understands that he isn\\\\\\\'t doing it on purpose and that he doesn\\\\\\\'t need to feel guilty or pray every time it happens. Is this a good idea?
A.) You are doing the right thing! Keep it up! My sister did this with her son and it has worked.
Q.)What is the real cause of OCD? What is really happening/malfunctioning, and how do you overcome or correct what is wrong in the brain?
A.) It's just a coping mechanism and an attempt to control things. Tell yourself, "I don't care, I'll let go and let God!" Let God control the world around you, you can't even if you wanted to anyway!
Q.)fear of being gay
A.) You worded this perfectly, it's just a fear, fear doesn't exist, you can't touch it, smell it, hear it, look at it, etc.
Q.)what made you realize that your ocd was officially out of your life and you felt \\\"normal\\\" again??
A.) When I could quickly dispell any OCD thought without feeling the need to do a ritual. Over time you get less and less OCD thoughts so you have to use your tools less and less.
Q.)I find it impossible to let go of my worries. I realise that until I resist my obsessions they will never go away but my obsessions can last days not hours and I am too frightened to resist them
A.) Don't look at them as having to stop them for good. Set small goals for yourself of resisting your rituals. Say, "I'm going to go ten seconds without performing this ritual!" Then keep gradually increasing your goal. The more you do this, the better you will be.
Q.)Is OCD treatable with out Medicines?
A.) yes!
Q.)how do i know if im lying to myself to make things... alright? im sure this has been asked many times :)
A.) lying to yourself is a good thing! Especially to dispell thoughts that are lying to you telling you have to worry when you don't really have to.
Q.)Will I ever be able to get rid of this disorder? Will I ever be normal?
A.) yes, you just need to do the work it takes, which is described in many of the other questions asked on this blog!
Q.)Why do I feel that something bad is going to happen or someone is going to think something bad of me if I don\\\'t do one of my rituals?
A.) It's just a fear, in order to get rid of this, tell yourself that you don't care and then do what you told yourself.
Q.)What can I do about panic attacks combined with my OCD?
A.) panic attacks drive your OCD. you need to face your anxiety by refusing to do a ritual as long as you can, expose yourself to something enough and your fear of it will go down, it's inevitable.
Q.)does OCD impair memory, it feels like im thinking in my head so much that i am oblivious to the world around me.
A.) yes, if you keep worrying about something, your mind will be thinking about that then what you are supposed to be focusing on.
Q.)My OCD has gotten worse since my separation with my husband of 10 years. Is stress normal for enhacing OCD?
A.) yes, it drives OCD. whatever you did when you were with your husband in your mind, you can do the same thing, you may be way better off now and are free and find the joy in your situation!
Q.)How likely is it that I will \\\"pass on\\\" my OCD to my children?
A.)Get rid of your OCD so that they don't see you doing rituals, children do what we do more than what we say.
Q.)why did i start becoming ocd to where i went on ssi and ss because i didn\\\'t work at one place before going to a new place right at age 18 and the events from my life at the time ,those events are when i started acting the way i act?thanks
A.) OCD is caused by anxiety, a change that is perceived as major in our lives causes higher stress levels.
Q.)Are there any natural foods that have been proven to decrease obsessions and compulsions?
A.) Make sure that you get your daily dose of vitamins and enough rest. If your brain cells can function at their best, you're battle against OCD will be much easier!
Q.)How best to deal with the pent-up frustration and anger from doing rituals for many years before seeking treatment?
A.) Let out your frustrations in healthy ways, like exercise! meditation and art, etc!
Q.)Are there any things i can do each day to get rid of my OCD
A.) See how long you can go without doing your ritual, beat your goal each day!
Q.)Is it actually possible to get over OCD or can it just be kept manageable?
A.) yes, and yes, it's your choice, depending on what you will allow yourself to believe.
Q.)How can I get rid of OCD
A.) see other posts below and above!
Q.)how to stop it?
A.) Say "STOP!" to the chatterbox in your head. Tell it what to do, not the other way around.
Q.)Is OCD an opposition/rejection of God in an attempt to control our outcomes favorably? Can OCD be cured by complete faith in one\\\'s higher power or atleast, the rejection that evil/outside forces have power over our freedom? It seems to have a connection to spirituality/faith and fear/control.
A.) OCD can be cured with faith in God regardless of what anyone else tells you. If they don't choose to believe, that's their loss.
Q.)pulling out my eyebrows
A.) Write down the pros and cons of doing this.
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What vitamins do you recommed for OCD.
Dan
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