trying something new...

[Caty]

I love this forum and the people on here, but I do think that me going into a new forum and not reading some of the stuff on here is helping me. i feel kinda selfish for leaving for a while but if i can come back better then maybe i can help more. Whenever you log-on and see a thread that says something that might scare you---its like you have to look at it, so i figure that if im not on here as much then i will not be exposed to those things. its helping me right now, but we'll see how it goes. people can post amazing, up-lifting stuff on here...but there is also the stuff that brings you down whenever you read it (i know i've posted some pretty self loathing stuff)haha. but i love you guys and i pray for us everynight. please continue to pray for me and maybe you all should try moving to a different forum room or something.

 

[JohnnieGuy]

I love this forum and the people on here, but I do think that me going into a new forum and not reading some of the stuff on here is helping me. i feel kinda selfish for leaving for a while but if i can come back better then maybe i can help more. Whenever you log-on and see a thread that says something that might scare you---its like you have to look at it, so i figure that if im not on here as much then i will not be exposed to those things. its helping me right now, but we'll see how it goes. people can post amazing, up-lifting stuff on here...but there is also the stuff that brings you down whenever you read it (i know i've posted some pretty self loathing stuff)haha. but i love you guys and i pray for us everynight. please continue to pray for me and maybe you all should try moving to a different forum room or something.

I'm definitely praying for you! Focus on the Lord Jesus, He's already done it all! He's beaten sin, death and OCD on the cross!

 

[gracealone]

HI Caty,
The reason this is helping you is that turning your attention to something else is one of the tools that people with OCD use to manage their disorder. It makes sense that if your OCD is at a heightened pitch that it will latch on to some of the obsessional themes that come up in a lot of posts.
Don't feel selfish. Go for it! It's good to use that tool of distraction in other ways too. Put your own OCD theme up on a high shelf in your brain - tell it that you don't have time for it right now and turn your thoughts and activities to something else.
Praying for you,
Mitzi

I love this forum and the people on here, but I do think that me going into a new forum and not reading some of the stuff on here is helping me. i feel kinda selfish for leaving for a while but if i can come back better then maybe i can help more. Whenever you log-on and see a thread that says something that might scare you---its like you have to look at it, so i figure that if im not on here as much then i will not be exposed to those things. its helping me right now, but we'll see how it goes. people can post amazing, up-lifting stuff on here...but there is also the stuff that brings you down whenever you read it (i know i've posted some pretty self loathing stuff)haha. but i love you guys and i pray for us everynight. please continue to pray for me and maybe you all should try moving to a different forum room or something.