d a i s y
- Date posted
- 6y ago
MaxieMaxie
- Date posted
- 6y ago
Yes! Its the delaying of the compulsions that you’re supposed to exercise
d a i s y d a i s y
- Date posted
- 6y ago
Thank you Maxie! Hopefully I’ll be one day able to stop performing compulsions all together! d a i s y
d-mand-man
- Date posted
- 6y ago
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
- Date posted
- 6y ago
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
- Date posted
- 6y ago
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
- Date posted
- 6y ago
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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