d a i s y
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- 7y
MaxieMaxie
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- 7y
Yes! Its the delaying of the compulsions that you’re supposed to exercise
d a i s y d a i s y
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- 7y
Thank you Maxie! Hopefully I’ll be one day able to stop performing compulsions all together! d a i s y
d-mand-man
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- 7y
Hey daisy, I’ve had this problem for the longest time, and not sure about this too. Personally, it felt like giving in to either were just different ways to manifest the ruminations, so I only count my successes when I have 5 mins of NEITHER Os or Cs. Of course if it’s too hard you can focus on one then the other, much like you have. The point is to step up in difficulty till you get to a point when you feel like it reasonably does not affect your daily living, so everything till that pt does count for progress.
d a i s y d a i s y
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- 6y
Hi d-man ? It’s so frustrating, isn’t it? Like I feel like I always make a little progress and then plateau completely. Even when I do manage to delay my compulsion, I spend the whole delaying period ruminating and obsessing so much that I cannot resist my compulsions. It’s exhausting. Oh well, just taking it one moment at a time. Thanks for always being here d-man! I’m so appreciative. d a i s y
d-mand-man
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- 6y
Yeah it really is. I often try and remind myself about the impact I am NOT able to make in the world when I’m too sucked into my own. It goes a little way in reminding me about the bigger picture. Hey, I say the same to you too ?
d a i s y d a i s y
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- 6y
I completely agree! We’re just teeny little specks in the universe. We’ll get through this :) d a i s y
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