biscuitcat

Really good to read you are doing ok Biscuit. Keep at it.

Hey biscuitcat. Exhaustion from work is a whole lot better than the bad place yoy were in when you found our community. 

I am so pleased for you 

I've learnt one bad day doesn't have to mean anything. That thought alone has reduced my anxiety and really helped keep me on the right track. Thank you all for your support, it means the world to me.

Lovely - been mowing the lawns today 

It is  been loving the garden the last two days 

Even if she was rude, I still fulfilled my duties, so I think I handled it well.

yep - golden rule - keep calm and look to make sure all is done correctly and stands scrutiny.

Sounds like You handled that well bisctuitcat. She will prob sit back later and realise she was bang out of order. The fact you remained civilised sets a good example x

That's tough - but  good to see you have found a really good way of reacting to it. Well done you! 

True, and I have been telling my wife that. She wants to know all about everything, and it is unnecessary.We don't need to know how the computer works, just that it does.

I can easily slip into overthinking and analysing if I am not careful, thinking too much too deeply, so the computer analogy is good for me too. 

Glad to hear! I hope you have a good week too! 

That's great news, keep up the good work, don't engage in them compulsions and have a good time.?

So true, it's weird but I never thought of it like that.

My therapist had to tell me that, when I have a bad day it's so easy to negatively distort it. But not everyone can be super happy all the time, that would be weird!

So glad he did tell you, because now you've told me. It's so weird how I'd never even thought of it that way, but it's true.Thank you for sharing that with me.

Well done you 

Hi biscuitcat sorry your not feeling great right now, remember we all have good days bad days. Given time your anxiety will reduce, try to think of the positive thoughts and not pay attention to the negative ones. Hope you feel better soon.

Good advice there biscuitcat.

Don't connect with anything you recognise as driving the anxiety. And if there isn't anything identifiable, don't go seeking something to which to attach it. 

It will pass, don't worry about it just leave things be and find a distraction - reading a book, watching an involved programme on TV. 

Thanks Lostinme and Taurean. Feeling much better now, I haven't felt that badly in ages now. It just shows how far I have come since joining this forum, when this was a 24 hour occurrence.

You were referring to the suffering generated by performing OCD compulsions and I was thinking of the cure for the suffering OCD compulsions cause. But we're on the same wavelength. 

You explain it far better than me!

Wonderful quote - thanks for flagging that up.

I would rate it biscuitcat 3 OCD 1 as it tried hard to pull you away from studying but thankfully you stuck at it! 

Glad you enjoyed the day!

Thanks Roy! I blame OCD a bit for not getting a first, but actually it probably made me work way harder than I would have done if it hadn't crept into my life. 

Just seen this. Congratulations Biscuitcat! Hope you had a lovely day dressing up in the silly gown and hat.  

Thanks everyone. So glad I didn't quit!

So am I know it was close - well done 

Good luck, BC! Have a good trip! I second the notion about getting a book!

I was getting a plane from Hungary back to the U.K. Glad to be home, as I sometimes feel homesick.

Ha! it's a sign of how long it's been since i travelled that i suggested buying a book without thinking it might not be written in English! Silly me.  Glad you're home safe. 

yep!

Time to cancel the overordering of that ham and pork mix  That's the trouble with online shopping 

Seriously we can do a job on our thinking; we can't stop thoughts coming, but we can ditch learn to disuse thinking pathways, and develop he see healthy relevant pathways. And we can learn to surf over the dross 

we can Roy. biscuit i like your avatar and banner.

That's a great concept - getting a "top-up from the forum" 

You're all like my very affordable therapist

The young persons guide to getting answers 

Hey great milestone to step over 

oh dear :-( try and challenge them if you can

Keep applying cbt, I'm sure you'll feel better soon

Each time it feels new. As if i have never beaten ocd before. But I have so I know I can now.

Thank you all. It's a huge weight off my shoulder. I feel great and have had two wonderful nights of sleep. Won't be on here for a while, but all is well.

Well done hun <3

yes great to get a bit of vit d over the last few days.

The weather in London has been lovely, not too hot, but plenty of sunshine. Although I did get caught in torrential rain without a coat

I missed that thankfully - I went up into Herts for some great fishing and to top up my tan!

Unfortunately it is navy, not a lovely mulberry colour. Fortunately it is the brand Mulberry, which I would never be able to afford new. And if I could I would never spend that much money on a dress!

My initial thought was brand mulberry, and you had a real good deal - then for some reason later I drifted off to the colour .

But navy is ok, isn't it?

Oh yes, navy is lovely.