Another OCD stretch

[dabro]

When I could feel it snagging today I knew that I was going to have to go thru the process all over again. Most of are triggers are just out of the blue. But mine I should have know better. I have been having a real battle with drug addiction. And I would try to find ways to get high without smoking weed. That stuff makes me crazey. So they have this cough and cold medicine that makes you trip out if you take like 8 of them. I noticed a patter emerging and I told my therapist that it had set off my OCD. I just now know that I can't touch that stuff or I'll be ending up doing this again. And I know God forgives me it's just a stupid childesh thing I did and now I'm suffering what I sow. I hope the OCD doesn't last a month this time but if it does then that gives me better tools to help others. I'm not perfect I make mistakes I just have over the yr's been able to learn from thos mistakes.

 

[gracealone]

Hi Dabro,
I understand the temptation to self medicate in order to try and numb the pain of OCD. I nearly did that back in the eighties. Alcohol would have been my choice if I hadn't been so afraid that I'd end up with two problems instead of just one. It's especially frustrating when the meds. the doctor is giving you just aren't helping. That was also the case with me back then.
My best counsel to you is to ask God to provide positive distractions for you to engage in, in order to help you ride this out. You need to be too busy to have time for the compulsive rumination as well as the urge to self medicate with addictive drugs. Also... and I know that I bug you about this a lot. Exercise!! I don't mean take an ambling stroll outside. I mean pick something that really gets your heart pumping, your body sweating and forces you to breathe deeply. Then do it. Not just once a week but like 5 times a week. Is there anything preventing you from doing this? A health concern? I always whine about having to exercise but when I've been doing it consistently it's amazing how much it helps my OCD. Hey I'm a pretty old lady in comparison to you. I have high blood pressure, high cholesterol and my back bugs me a lot but I still exercise. I do kick boxing, speed walking, zumba or anything that gets my heart pumping cause I have actually experienced the positive benefits. Sometimes I just mow our big back yard super fast... "speed mowing".
Anyhow... praying for you.
Mitzi

When I could feel it snagging today I knew that I was going to have to go thru the process all over again. Most of are triggers are just out of the blue. But mine I should have know better. I have been having a real battle with drug addiction. And I would try to find ways to get high without smoking weed. That stuff makes me crazey. So they have this cough and cold medicine that makes you trip out if you take like 8 of them. I noticed a patter emerging and I told my therapist that it had set off my OCD. I just now know that I can't touch that stuff or I'll be ending up doing this again. And I know God forgives me it's just a stupid childesh thing I did and now I'm suffering what I sow. I hope the OCD doesn't last a month this time but if it does then that gives me better tools to help others. I'm not perfect I make mistakes I just have over the yr's been able to learn from thos mistakes.