Skills

Hello all! I am having a particularly rough day today but I wanted to ask you all something to keep our minds off of intrusive thoughts and OCD in general. What is something you are skilled at and take pride in? I’ll start. I’m a very avid reader, I enjoy literary classics such as American authors Steinbeck and Vonnegut. However, my absolute favorite author is Dostoyevsky. I also am a self taught musician and play the guitar and bass. Obviously I am also a huge gamer as well. Recently I have been playing Cyberpunk 2077 again. My point being is that I want to know your guys comforts and activities. It’s really important that we keep doing these things. I’ve been in a really rough patch with OCD recently where I have lost the ability to do these things that I love. We need to remember what makes us human and not just OCD.

Sylviarene

Date posted: 14h

I used to love reading horror romance when I read a lot. Now I just read about Harm OCD & witchcraft. Your books sound so fun! I really love caring for invertebrates, they are relatively easy to care for and so fun to watch. I have a Pinktoe tarantula, soon to be Curly Hair tarantula, and a Regal jumping spider! They bring me meaning to my life and a reason to get up in the morning, along with my beagle Zoey💝 I noticed my intrusive thoughts disappearing, although still active bc I sometimes get dark thoughts around animals like randomly hurting them. I shake my head vigorously to let that thought go LOL, & I think it’s good to be exposed to a situation like that to remember who I am and my morals. When the thoughts persist I thought back to last summer when I was in residential for 2 1/2 months & we did guided meditation all the time and it’s SO good. I just remembered that it exists like last week and it’s been really helpful!

PricingIt

Date posted: 13h

@Sylviarene Just remember that you are not your OCD! I also love my animals, I only have one but she’s a basset hound and she’s enough for me lol. I also really like spiders lol I have a couple tattoos of spiders (just and orb weaver and a random spider with a skull on its butt).

Mr. D

Date posted: 15h

I take pride in my drawings and paintings. It is something that I practice daily and I feel it is something that helps me with OCD. I also enjoy weightlifting and running.

PricingIt

Date posted: 14h

@Mr. D That’s really cool. What kind of drawings and paintings do you do?

Mr. D

Date posted: 13h

@PricingIt @PricingIt Thank you, I was taught to draw and paint photo realism, which I use those techniques to make fantasy paintings and drawings. I also do looser comic book and fantasy illustrations, mostly for myself.

I hate this

Date posted: 14h

I love reading, I am a big fan of Stephen King and his son Joe Hill. I have recently rediscovered a love for legos and building lego dream houses like my Mother used to do. I get lost in these activities and the thoughts mostly leave me alone.

PricingIt

Date posted: 14h

@I hate this I love horror books myself. I obviously love classics like carrie and The Shining, but one of my favorite Stephen King books is Misery.

I hate this

Date posted: 13h

@PricingIt Loved Misery! Try NOS4A2 by his son Joe Hill. Fantastic

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