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I get it, school is really rough for me too. I'm in my freshmen year of highschool, and it controls me sometimes. Whenever I notice myself obsessing about thing, I just close my eyes and breathe deeply, and tell myself I'm ok. If you can, you can also calm down by going to the bathroom and being alone, I know it's easier for my when nobody is watching me freak out about things. Also, if you can, listen to music. It really helps me just forget about what I'm stressing about. I usually listen to music during lunch, and it gives me a mid-day boost where I can just calm and think.
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^^ <3 what Moose said
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- 6y ago
Yes! Happy Birthday!! Remember that OCD likes to attack what you value most, so it VERY OFTEN makes an appearance at special events. Don’t fight it off, just pull up a chair and tell it, “Hello OCD my old friend, I see you’ve come to visit me again, but I have a life to live, so you can sit right there but you don’t get the driver’s seat.” Let the OCD thoughts co-exist in your mind with your regular thoughts because the harder you resist them, the stronger they’ll cling. But if they see that they have no power to bother you, they’ll get bored and go away.
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OCD is a bully. It can follow you around and yell things at you, but you just keep living your life, doing the next thing.
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- 6y ago
Wow thanks for all the support guys you really helped me out I appreciate it I hope you can help make others feel better like you did with me
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- 6y ago
Thank you! And you are going to be able to help others out immensely with all the wisdom you are gaining through these struggles! Keep living your beautiful life and know that a beautiful tapestry is being woven, thread by thread, through every joy and heartache. Here’s to a new year of living and growing! You are a warrior!!!
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p.s. Start reading Jon Hershfield’s work at OCDLA when you can. He’s funny and has LIVED the struggles and now is a therapist for others!
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Ok thx
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