gingerbreadgirl

Fair enough - I think those days are needed sometimes, I tend to turn to sweet thai chilli sensations - they are very Moorish, hence I avoid buying them too often.!

ooh yes they are good!   

Sounds like a good day Gbg 

Merry Christmas to everyone too! I was about to post the same. May it be as OCD free as possible. Thank you for everything and for all of your support. Enjoy and lots of love. Xxx

A very merry Christmas and happy new year to everyone  from a cold but dry Northampton.

I am so grateful to OCD-UK that we have these wonderful forums to support each other - especially at what can be stressful family occasions. 

Here I am playing out the eve of Christmas with beautiful carols  

Thank you both   

That's excellent, really happy for you. Keep going, you can do it! x

Thanks gemma. Kind of annoyed at myself for doing all the wrong things for ages (and still now sometimes) but at least I'm on the way. Hope you're OK xx 

Bless you gbg, hope all goes well for you, wishing you all the very best  x

Take care. x

Must be suffering from some kind of brain injury! Or maybe a symptom of coronavirus?  

I've got 'world of our own' stuck in my head now

Hahaha  

Hi guys, just letting you know Snowbear is ok  she is just taking a break from the forum for a while to concentrate on her own life for a while. So don’t worry 

Thanks for the update lost, I was concerned. 

Really good to hear lost. I think it's a really good idea to take a break from time to time. Glad she's doing OK.

Exactly right gbg  x

Sounds good, particularly if you're happy with it

Also, if that isn't enough remember to stick to your points and repeat if necessary x

Thanks Gemma.  I think it is the best way of keeping my mind off it for now and not undoing the other good stuff I've been doing CBT-wise.  I am just generalled pee'd off about the whole thing but the whole thing will no doubt pass in time.

hope you are doing ok x

nice to hear GBG - keep up the good work!

Well done GBG  

That's great news gbg, keep going one day at a time x

Back on the coffee? x

Oh yes  x 

Hehe. Cool enjoy!

Definitely

Today is day four and feel noticeably calmer, less irritable and less jittery. Also massively tired though! Sticking with it so far even though I do miss that lovely cuppa Joe. 

Wow your doing so well gbg, after a while it will become the norm and hopefully you won't miss cuppa Joe  x

If you also work through some mindful meditations you can lessen the anxiety some more. 

When I was really anxious mindful meditation was ever so helpful. 

There are plenty of mini meditations available, but my absolute favourites are downloadable from a CD called "mini meditations for stress-free living", 7 fabulous 10-minute guided meditations by Australian psychologist Simonette Vaja. 

It's available from Amazon or New World Music. 

You can do this gbg, believe in yourself, one day at a time  x 

Ok GBG, no migraines touch wood. But have felt light headed for 10 days now. Spoke to GP yesterday who thinks its not my blood sugar levels, but some kind of inner ear balance thing. 

By the way the date of the event I can tell you is Sat 13th October from 7pm,  and 20 miles/30 min drive from your location. 

have you had any progress with your inner ear thing Ashley? Hope things are improving.  I'll keep my ear to the ground with the event in Oct!

thanks Lostie  hope you're well? xx

Your welcome Gbg  Im not to bad thank you, I’ve got a lot of personal issues at the moment that I’m finding really hard and i can’t seem to shake off this dreaded cold either and that drags you down too. But hey, you know me I’m a fighter xx

Sorry to hear you've got some issues at the moment lostie  I really hope everything sorts itself out soon. Keep up that fighting spirit  xx 

Been there and done the biz. Come on everyone, nip round after work if need be. 

Just met a young stranger who told me he was in the polling station at 07.00.

And he showed me the little piece of graphics he had just placed on his Facebook page, encouraging all that follow him to get out there and vote. 

Thank you gbg  it helps to encourage and cheer each other on every step of the way  xx

That's great, keep it up

Thanks Gemma 

Well Avo, that’s a tough one  I like ice cream with some things and cream with others  Red velvet cake for eg as got to have cream for me 

Red velvet cake sounds nice, though not heard of it before. My wife who has a sweet tooth, says it's beetroot based - sounds interesting. I may have to give it a try.

In the doctor novel I have been reading, a woman consults the doctor worried about the colour of her pee. 

Turned out she had been eating beetroot cake ? 

Those are really wise words gingerbreadgirl 

I like these words. When we think this way, we are stepping in the right direction. 

That’s great gbg keep going 

Today as been the most stressful day and a couple of years ago  I would have crumbled, but you know what I’m ok I’ve seen it through and the anxiety as passed so things must be looking better  it would have took me weeks to turn it around and I’d have locked myself away, but I didn’t I went shopping, took the dog out etc and carried on with my day regardless x

Glad to hear you are doing well x

So glad to hear this lost and that you turned things around today -you should be so so proud of your progress! Xx 

That's amazing gbg, well done x

Well done GBG.

I'm really glad

Good  

That is the spirit gingerbreadgirl  positive and hopeful, It is a great status 

thank you still feeling fairly positive today, although a couple of wobbles. Have been walking the walk instead of just moaning about it lol! Hopefully it will remain steadyish this weekend.

Go gbg you can do this where there’s a will there’s a way 

thank you lost! xx

No flower sadly no better  it's been a week now and still not upto much, just doing the must jobs x

sorry to hear that Lost  really hope you're back on your feet soon x

Thankyou flower x

It always seems to take forever to get to Friday, when we are struggling. 

Here's hoping next week flies along nicely for you GBG. 

A tip for everyone. I found the working week seemed to be more manageable, and go past quicker, by taking myself down to the gym on Wednesday night. 

It was good fun, great exercise, good for relaxation by meditating in the spa pool - and at our one in London I could get something to eat afterwards - which gave my wife a night off from cooking. 

There are no doubt various other things a person can do on a Wednesday night to achieve the same objective

That's a good tip Roy.  It's been a long and busy week this week but generally I am happy at work!

Hang in there GBG, we know how OCD can test us, I know myself only too well. Hope your doing a bit better today?

Chin up GBG, you can do this x

thank you everyone x