My OCD Story, and your ocd guide
March 30, 2017
So far, the month of March has been alright for my OCD. The thing that I was most dissapointed about was that I haven't been able to complete my schoolwork, because part of my OCD is counting. This affects my schoolwork very often, badly. I have never gotten anything but A's before, so getting just "M's", for medical, was a pretty big deal for me. I like doing my homework. What do you do if you're in this situation as well? Don't worry about it, if you talk to your teachers, they will understand what's going on. However, Not every teacher is as flexible. If you have a teacher who refuses to give a break on homework, try talking to your school's guidance counselor. However, I'm not saying stop caring for schoolwork. Schoolwork is important, and not doing homework will only be temporary. However, if you think you can deal with doing homework, try a week doing your homework and make a scale of your anxiety level for every day, 1-10. If your anxiety scale is high, over a 7, every day, maybe you should consider focusing on your health first, before homework, for a temporary, short time.
Also, recently my friends were informed about my OCD. I realized that some of rituals made my friends very confused, so I decided the best thing to do would be to tell them. I highly suggest telling at least one of your close friends, someone who you trust. Or, tell your parent or guardian. You also can talk to a therapist if possible. At first, I wasn't so sure about going to a therapist. ..........Fast forward a few months, after waiting on many waiting lists, I finally have someone to talk to and am happy I have someone to help me. I'm also on medication as well, for over a month now, but I'm not sure how much it has helped me yet because the medication will take a little while longer to start working.
A meditation, reading a book, talking to parents, listening to music, watching movies like Harry Potter, even painting your nails, or playing a game of hide and go seeks are definitely all ways to help when anxiety gets high.
A few weeks ago, I was in a school play and was able to stop my rituals while on stage. I definitely recommend participating in an activity like this
-Jamie
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So far, the month of March has been alright for my OCD. The thing that I was most dissapointed about was that I haven't been able to complete my schoolwork, because part of my OCD is counting. This affects my schoolwork very often, badly. I have never gotten anything but A's before, so getting just "M's", for medical, was a pretty big deal for me. I like doing my homework. What do you do if you're in this situation as well? Don't worry about it, if you talk to your teachers, they will understand what's going on. However, Not every teacher is as flexible. If you have a teacher who refuses to give a break on homework, try talking to your school's guidance counselor. However, I'm not saying stop caring for schoolwork. Schoolwork is important, and not doing homework will only be temporary. However, if you think you can deal with doing homework, try a week doing your homework and make a scale of your anxiety level for every day, 1-10. If your anxiety scale is high, over a 7, every day, maybe you should consider focusing on your health first, before homework, for a temporary, short time.
Also, recently my friends were informed about my OCD. I realized that some of rituals made my friends very confused, so I decided the best thing to do would be to tell them. I highly suggest telling at least one of your close friends, someone who you trust. Or, tell your parent or guardian. You also can talk to a therapist if possible. At first, I wasn't so sure about going to a therapist. ..........Fast forward a few months, after waiting on many waiting lists, I finally have someone to talk to and am happy I have someone to help me. I'm also on medication as well, for over a month now, but I'm not sure how much it has helped me yet because the medication will take a little while longer to start working.
A meditation, reading a book, talking to parents, listening to music, watching movies like Harry Potter, even painting your nails, or playing a game of hide and go seeks are definitely all ways to help when anxiety gets high.
A few weeks ago, I was in a school play and was able to stop my rituals while on stage. I definitely recommend participating in an activity like this
-Jamie
!!!!!!!!!!
The Doubting Disorder
ONE PART OF OCD IS DOUBT. ALWAYS DOUBTING EVERYTHING YOU DO.
YOUR OCD MAY SAY "YOU'RE A FAILURE, WHY DO YOU TRY?"OBVIOUSLY, A PART OF THE DISORDER IS YOU CAN'T STOP THINKING ABOUT THESE THOUGHTS (THATS WHY IT IS CALLED A STUCK THOUGHT), SO YOU CAN'T JUST TELL YOUR SELF TO STOP THINKING ABOUT THEM. SO, TRY ANOTHER IDEA, ASK YOUR FRIENDS, PARENTS, COUSINS, BROTHER, SISTER, RELATIVES, OR TEACHER TO DESCRIBE YOU, BUT IN ONLY ONE WORD. WRITE THESE WORDS ON A PIECE OF PAPER, AND DECORATE IT, THEN WHEN OCD TRIES TO TRICK US WITH ALL THEIR LIES, YOU CAN TAKE YOUR PAPER OUT AND THINK ABOUT WHO YOU ACTUALLY ARE, NOT WHAT THE OCD SAID.IF YOU ARE NOT COMFORTABLE ASKING, TRY TO WRITE YOURSELF AND IGNORE THE
STUCK THOUGHTS AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE. UNFORTUNATELY, THIS WAY WILL BE MUCH HARDER BECAUSE IGNORING A STUCK THOUGHT MIGHT SEEM ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE AT SOME TIMES.HOWEVER, IF YOU'RE ABLE TO WRITE IT YOURSELF, THAT'S A BIG IMPROVEMENT BECAUSE IGNORING STUCK THOUGHTS IS A PART OF THERAPY.
ONE PART OF OCD IS DOUBT. ALWAYS DOUBTING EVERYTHING YOU DO.
YOUR OCD MAY SAY "YOU'RE A FAILURE, WHY DO YOU TRY?"OBVIOUSLY, A PART OF THE DISORDER IS YOU CAN'T STOP THINKING ABOUT THESE THOUGHTS (THATS WHY IT IS CALLED A STUCK THOUGHT), SO YOU CAN'T JUST TELL YOUR SELF TO STOP THINKING ABOUT THEM. SO, TRY ANOTHER IDEA, ASK YOUR FRIENDS, PARENTS, COUSINS, BROTHER, SISTER, RELATIVES, OR TEACHER TO DESCRIBE YOU, BUT IN ONLY ONE WORD. WRITE THESE WORDS ON A PIECE OF PAPER, AND DECORATE IT, THEN WHEN OCD TRIES TO TRICK US WITH ALL THEIR LIES, YOU CAN TAKE YOUR PAPER OUT AND THINK ABOUT WHO YOU ACTUALLY ARE, NOT WHAT THE OCD SAID.IF YOU ARE NOT COMFORTABLE ASKING, TRY TO WRITE YOURSELF AND IGNORE THE
STUCK THOUGHTS AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE. UNFORTUNATELY, THIS WAY WILL BE MUCH HARDER BECAUSE IGNORING A STUCK THOUGHT MIGHT SEEM ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE AT SOME TIMES.HOWEVER, IF YOU'RE ABLE TO WRITE IT YOURSELF, THAT'S A BIG IMPROVEMENT BECAUSE IGNORING STUCK THOUGHTS IS A PART OF THERAPY.