The Val
- Date posted
- 2y ago
Always happens
I don’t know if it’s me my ocd or just life in general but it seems my biggest fears always come to pass 😕
Erin PErin P
- Date posted
- 2y ago
If we focus on fears we can sometimes cause them - like if you worry about tying your shoe correctly instead of just tying it you are more likely to tie it wrong. Or if you think about how to do a jumping Jack instead of just doing it. These may be silly example but they demonstrate the point. And with OCD we tend to hyper focus and worry to the point where so distracted with the anxiety and trying to do things right that we make more mistakes - or so I have found. When I use ERP instead it gets easier to hyperfocus less and be less anxious and I do better.
The ValThe Val
- Date posted
- 2y ago
@Erin P Amen
The ValThe Val
- Date posted
- 2y ago
@Erin P Good advice
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- User type
- OCD Conqueror
- Date posted
- 9w ago
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- Date posted
- 28d ago
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