oscartheman
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Before i start: This post is going to sound boring, I know. hehe. But at least try to help me if you have the time, I think you're going to find it funny anyways. And it may help someone too, I hope! Sorry for the poor as hell English, I'm not English, but you can understand it easily I think.
I'm just going to give a little background: (YOU CAN SKIP THIS PART). | I admit that I WAS OCD for a while, like one year ago. I think it was just because I didn't know what to think in certain situations, and I had to solve EVERY problem like perfectly! IT has gone a lot better- I've encouraged myself NOT to think about things, and just be in the present moment. I thought I was going to feel weird if I didn't think about it, but it's the right thing. I forget these problems like 5 minutes after , it's just the shock of when the problem hits you, that's the worse thing. One may think that after a little thinking it gets better, but if you don't give it any attention, a while after you will see that most things aren't worth worrying about.
Most things were much unlikely to happen, i can't give a clear example, but if you post something, maybe I can help you out, since I've managed to help myself out too.
The thing with me is, I think I am totally pure-o, I have to analyze EVERY problem a lot a lot.... Until I get a "perfect answer". I once analyzed problems for days... And they were common situations too! Damn, looking back, these things definitely weren't worth worrying about. I just didn't know how to solve problems I guess. IF you want a example, ask and I'll post. And I totally can choose NOT to focus on something, I just have to think a little bit, and then I'm alright. |
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I'm just going to ask you one thing, this is a example of a problem I have right now. It's the only one too. What would you think in this situation?
It started by me saying to myself: I'm going to focus my attention on myself and my life now. (Something like that). But then I just thought: What if someone is going to be hurt by that? That's definitely OCD symptom don't you agree? I thought a while about it, but that problem started like 2 weeks ago when I analyzed everything, and the more I analyzed things the more problems I get for myself. I'm glad I don't do that anymore! Anyways, it continued this way: No way, only if I get myself totally happy and someone gets upset because of that, etc. But then I thought, that's their problem, they could choose to be motivated instead, etc. But then I thought again: What if there are some things that like feed on attention? Like some weird beings that if I don't give them my attention, they will not live. (Something like that). That's definitely so stupid, but that's what I thought at the time! So embarrassing to post this btw.
Anyway, hold your laughter for a bit. What would you think now? That's what I'm interested in knowing, because I obsessed over it for a while. I seem to think if I had an answer, then okay problem solved. Then I thought: There's no way that kind of things exist, but then I thought again: But what if they do? And then: So what! But then I thought after a while: The only thing is that if I don't help them out, something so weird can happen like for example they are the things that could make some kind of substance that could save the universe from destructing itself. But then I thought: The universe definitely isn't destructing itself, and it's got to be impossible for something to exist that lives on my attention, and it's got to be very unlikely that this is happening to ME, and much more unlikely that if these existed, they were the ones that would save the universe from destructing itself.
You see that's one heck of a obsession. I can't believe I let things get this messed up.I used to obsess about little things, but when I stopped, now I worry about huge things like this. Anyways I've left this problem for like 5 days now, choosing not to think about it, and I haven't even tried to give a different answer to it. The thing is: What if it really is happening? I don't mind obviously, but is it the right thing not to worry about it? For example if it did happen, could I like be blamed for ignoring this subject, or is it just natural to ignore it? Logically I think that it may even be possible to happen, but it has got to be so unlikely that there's no problem. But if it happened would I be somehow guilty about the whole thing? Or is it the right thing to leave it as it if? "I'm going to leave it alone because that's so unlikely to happen". Is this the right thing to do? That's my question, I just need a little help answering that one. I would have to say yes, because even if it did happen, I couldn't be blamed because I just didn't do anything because I thought that was the most unlikely thing ever. It's not my fault that it did happen, who could have guessed?
For example what would you do if you thought in such a thing? That would really help me out to know, thanks!
Man, just posting this makes me feel sooo much better, it's even funnier on the boards... :rofl: Anyways I totally understand the people REALLY suffering from OCD, but on a bigger degree. I personally used to think too much. I definitely think that I can help some guys out, some of the common OCD problems I think can be solved easily. But anyway, I'd be glad if someone helped me out in that situation over there. Thanks again!
I'm just going to give a little background: (YOU CAN SKIP THIS PART). | I admit that I WAS OCD for a while, like one year ago. I think it was just because I didn't know what to think in certain situations, and I had to solve EVERY problem like perfectly! IT has gone a lot better- I've encouraged myself NOT to think about things, and just be in the present moment. I thought I was going to feel weird if I didn't think about it, but it's the right thing. I forget these problems like 5 minutes after , it's just the shock of when the problem hits you, that's the worse thing. One may think that after a little thinking it gets better, but if you don't give it any attention, a while after you will see that most things aren't worth worrying about.
Most things were much unlikely to happen, i can't give a clear example, but if you post something, maybe I can help you out, since I've managed to help myself out too.
The thing with me is, I think I am totally pure-o, I have to analyze EVERY problem a lot a lot.... Until I get a "perfect answer". I once analyzed problems for days... And they were common situations too! Damn, looking back, these things definitely weren't worth worrying about. I just didn't know how to solve problems I guess. IF you want a example, ask and I'll post. And I totally can choose NOT to focus on something, I just have to think a little bit, and then I'm alright. |
(NOW READ HERE)
I'm just going to ask you one thing, this is a example of a problem I have right now. It's the only one too. What would you think in this situation?
It started by me saying to myself: I'm going to focus my attention on myself and my life now. (Something like that). But then I just thought: What if someone is going to be hurt by that? That's definitely OCD symptom don't you agree? I thought a while about it, but that problem started like 2 weeks ago when I analyzed everything, and the more I analyzed things the more problems I get for myself. I'm glad I don't do that anymore! Anyways, it continued this way: No way, only if I get myself totally happy and someone gets upset because of that, etc. But then I thought, that's their problem, they could choose to be motivated instead, etc. But then I thought again: What if there are some things that like feed on attention? Like some weird beings that if I don't give them my attention, they will not live. (Something like that). That's definitely so stupid, but that's what I thought at the time! So embarrassing to post this btw.
Anyway, hold your laughter for a bit. What would you think now? That's what I'm interested in knowing, because I obsessed over it for a while. I seem to think if I had an answer, then okay problem solved. Then I thought: There's no way that kind of things exist, but then I thought again: But what if they do? And then: So what! But then I thought after a while: The only thing is that if I don't help them out, something so weird can happen like for example they are the things that could make some kind of substance that could save the universe from destructing itself. But then I thought: The universe definitely isn't destructing itself, and it's got to be impossible for something to exist that lives on my attention, and it's got to be very unlikely that this is happening to ME, and much more unlikely that if these existed, they were the ones that would save the universe from destructing itself. You see that's one heck of a obsession. I can't believe I let things get this messed up.
I used to obsess about little things, but when I stopped, now I worry about huge things like this. Anyways I've left this problem for like 5 days now, choosing not to think about it, and I haven't even tried to give a different answer to it. The thing is: What if it really is happening? I don't mind obviously, but is it the right thing not to worry about it? For example if it did happen, could I like be blamed for ignoring this subject, or is it just natural to ignore it? Logically I think that it may even be possible to happen, but it has got to be so unlikely that there's no problem. But if it happened would I be somehow guilty about the whole thing? Or is it the right thing to leave it as it if? "I'm going to leave it alone because that's so unlikely to happen". Is this the right thing to do? That's my question, I just need a little help answering that one. I would have to say yes, because even if it did happen, I couldn't be blamed because I just didn't do anything because I thought that was the most unlikely thing ever. It's not my fault that it did happen, who could have guessed? For example what would you do if you thought in such a thing? That would really help me out to know, thanks!
Man, just posting this makes me feel sooo much better, it's even funnier on the boards... :rofl: Anyways I totally understand the people REALLY suffering from OCD, but on a bigger degree. I personally used to think too much. I definitely think that I can help some guys out, some of the common OCD problems I think can be solved easily. But anyway, I'd be glad if someone helped me out in that situation over there. Thanks again!
