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northpaul

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  1. That perhaps explains why when I woke up in my recent post in this thread I realised the location of the missing file?
  2. I can relate to this idea that ''my subconscious has made sense of something''. In my work days a patient file had gone missing. Myself and some colleauges had spent hours searching over a few days and had come up with an audit trail, but still no sign of the file. I went to bed on about the 3rd night and was well asleep. My subconcious must have been ticking over on this missing file matter because when I suddenly came round the location of the file was buzzing in my head. The following morning I went in to work and found the file exactly where my ''dream'' had indicated it was. My colleauges were amazed how I had come up with the file's location. That event has led me to believe that the subconcious mind is very powerful - in my case it came up with something fruitful and positive.
  3. I used to take a camera with me in my travel years but my travel days are over and now I dont even have a camera. However, I still very much appreciate seeing other people's pictures. I like to see outdoor pictures. Flowers and birds are good subjects, they often have vibrant colours. It is good to hear that you are learning about OCD. Having interests such as flower growing and photography is one good way of diverting attention away from your OCD thinking. Feel free to post more pictures if you like, and yes, we will soon be seeing an outburst of spring colour soon.
  4. This is where the difficulty of having OCD, and then having to deal with the anxiety you are experiencing due to the genuine medical issues you are having in the last 2-3 days becomes problematic. It is not an easy balance as I know myself having twice been taken by emergency ambulance to A&E. Yes, anxiety levels can be high but I have to get the ''what ifs'' under control. How can I do that? Trust in the medical team and the advice they have given Try not to do endless research into the ''what ifs''. Leave that to the medics. Endless research will probably turn into compulsive research and may do nothing more than raise the anxiety further and that in turn may fuel the OCD behaviours - an endless cycle I know it is not easy but I hope that my thoughts may help you to find a more balanced way of thinking around this issue.
  5. In this case where you have genuine medical concerns that have been investigated by medical professionals and treated by them, then this not a time to ''accept the unknown''. Instead you should be doing exactly what you have been advised by the medical team.
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