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- Mr. Baldbastic
- Date posted
- 33w ago
To the people that have had success.
What are your best pieces of advice? Other than get a therapist cause some of us are months away from seeing one.
What are your best pieces of advice? Other than get a therapist cause some of us are months away from seeing one.
Learn about ERP (exposure response prevention), because that's what you'd work on with an OCD specialist. Practice mindfulness and meditation. Learning to be present, and to notice exactly what you're feeling emotionally and physically is crucial. Get regular exercise. Eat a balanced diet. Form strong social connections. Quality over quantity! Just 1-2 people who you feel comfortable sharing your deep thoughts with is hugely beneficial. Hobbies and passions are always helpful. Especially ones that bring you into the present moment (like anything creative). Ideally they don't involve too much screen time. Altruism is very helpful. Do some volunteer work, or make an effort to be kind to others. We are naturally wired to be mentally rewarded when we do that. That's what comes to mind off the top of my head!
-Drink more water/stay hydrated, -Minimum 7 hours of sleep per night, Get on a daily and nightly routine (as in you have a schedule and you go to bed at the same time and wake up at the same time unless sick or on holiday), -Cut back on or completely cut out sugar and carbs and focus more on protein, healthy fats, and veggies, -Go outside for at least 30 minutes a day, -Exercise every day or every other day. This includes weight lifting and cardio and stretching, -Pick up a hobby or two (or more!) that can be done with others and by yourself, -Check out Yoga with Adriene on YouTube for free yoga content, -Check out either the Calm app or Insight Timer app for meditations ( 20 minutes per day as the end goal but start with 5 minutes and work your way up. It WILL take time), -Practice mindfulness all day, every day. And this is a life long process, -Seek out therapy (also for life), -Medication if it works for you, -Look into grounding techniques for when things get hard, -Spend more time with loved ones (it does not have to be blood related if you have abusive family members).
Lol I got sleep apnea and a torn labrum.. 7 hours is a tough one for me but great for others. The OCD makes me dread bedtime but I'm at least trying fo me same bedtime every night over the last week.
@Mr. Baldbastic Studies have shown the brain needs an average of 7 hours and 13 minutes to fully function. We do have a sleep crisis in the US and other countries. If you want a jolt of reality about sleep, Why We Sleep by Matthew Walker PhD is great.
@Nica Hopefully I get some improvement once I get my CPAP.
I just invested in a VR meta quest and going to buy the Virtual meditation app.. Heard from a friend that's very good...
@donnocd Quest 3?
@Mr. Baldbastic Quest 2..the three was a little to expensive for me
Some very good suggestions already mentioned on this thread. To further add Mark Freeman has free You Tube resources a program every two weeks called Brain Tech Support Live . Walking often to the extent your physician permits you to , that in itself can assist mental , physical and emotional wellbeing. Stopping smoking completely. Supplements, medication, reading , exercise.
Typo not medication that is meditation.
Educate yourself. You can watch 5 different people talk about the same thing with ocd but sometimes only one of them kind of clicks with you and how you'd approach recovery. There's a YouTube channel called ocd and anxiety (I think) and he is a very nice guy and is well versed in his field of expertise but his approach is too limp for me sometimes. However, the info he provides is too tier
I know some might roll their eyes at this but can't the fake it until you make it thing be used as a tool? It kinda makes you sit with the anxiety for a bit and go on with your day.
@Mr. Baldbastic Yeah definitely. Talk back to the OCD like you don’t care about it. Non-engagement responses are great for this.
@alissaa This is a 12 round fight. Problem is that we have no damn idea how long each of these rounds are lol.
@Mr. Baldbastic Especially when you know the shit is mental and you almost feel it physically subconsciously.
★ The first step is confessing , if you don't find a therapist , I think this app can help you to confess your OCD because it's the first step towards healing I wish you speedy recovery
Confessing is a compulsion though. Besides I have a fiance for that and she's wonderful with that I just try not to overload her.
Does anyone have any coping skills they really recommend or learned from therapy? I start therapy soon but until then I wanna learn how to manage this on my own.
How much longer do I have to endure this? I've been seeing a talk therapist for over 2 years, and my specialist for nearly 6 months, and I've only made a small amount of progress. What is the magic to getting better? I feel like I'm just treading water. And just saying I need to do things that are uncomfortable isn't cutting it, or else I wouldn't be in the situation I am. Who knows the answer and can help me? Who has dealt with these feelings and can offer me guidance on what works? My life is passing me by and year after year I'm merely existing. I was excited when I took the first step and reached out to a therapist 2 years ago, and hoped that I would get better soon. I've continued to have hope and get excited with each new step, but I'm still waiting; >for these feelings to go away, >to gain my time back, >to have the ability to live in a clean home, >to see my family, >to live my life, and enjoy each day again. Why am I still imprisoned by this?
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