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Andrea

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  1. Don't give up! You are stronger than you think. :sport_boxing: 

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    2. daja

      daja

      Yep they are. I must have them more often.

    3. taurean

      taurean

      There is something in cherries that gives you a lift. My favourites are black cherries ?

    4. Andrea

      Andrea

      Black cherries are exquisite!!! ???

  2. I am in charge of how I feel and today I am choosing happiness :)

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    2. taurean

      taurean

      Do take a look at the member's area of the forums Andrea. We have some fun there but also give very bespoke help to each other there :)

       

    3. Andrea

      Andrea

      Thank you Roy:57439eb60db27_thumbup:, I have visited the member's area, in fact I replied to one of your post:

      'Is Trying To Make Thinking And Behavioural Changes Enough?' (by the way, really good post Roy)

    4. taurean

      taurean

      Ah yes thanks for that.

      I must have missed the notification as there has been a lot of other traffic going on :)

       

  3. Congrats to the OCD-UK cyclist Jo and Ashley for the great achievement going to Paris!!

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    2. Ashley

      Ashley

      Merci (as they say in France) Andrea... or as I said once or twice in error, Bonjour (when I meant to say Merci). lol

    3. Andrea

      Andrea

      LOL Ash! LOL... "que c'est drôle"(that's funny)

  4. Wow! arcade games help a lot to face OCD... having last exam tomorrow!!!

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    2. Andrea

      Andrea

      :D LOL, good one Annabel!!

      Thanks, you made me laugh ;)

    3. Caramoole

      Caramoole

      The games are brill for that :) Good Luck with the exams

  5. "It's not me, it's the OCD" (Advice from the book Brain Lock, by Dr J. Schwartz)

    1. Andrea

      Andrea

      I added my e-mail, I hope this helps ;)

    2. Andrea

      Andrea

      Please try again, I think the problem is that my mailbox was full...

    3. Andrea

      Andrea

      I hope this time works :p

  6. My life wouldn't be the same without OCD-UK

    1. taurean

      taurean

      Wat a lovely endorsement :)

    2. gingerbreadgirl
    3. Andrea

      Andrea

      Thank you guys :siterock:

  7. Life is beautiful when you learn to appreciate what you have ♥️

    1. taurean

      taurean

      Happiness is something money can't buy. 

    2. taurean

      taurean

      A short drive out in the Autumn light this morning showed me how lovely this time of year can be. 

       

    3. Andrea

      Andrea

      Those are really lovely comments Roy :flowers:

  8. Be loyal to your future not your past

  9. JOKE: A: Shall I tell you a secret about butter? B: You'd better not. I might spread it.

  10. What is the longest word in the English language? "Smiles" because there is a mile between its first and last letters

    1. Lucy1234

      Lucy1234

      That's really good

    2. Andrea

      Andrea

      Hi Lucy

      ;) Laughter is the Best Medicine

  11. Brighton Maraton 2012: Have a fun sunday OCD-UK runners!

    1. pottypotter

      pottypotter

      Good Luck all you wonderful runners!

    2. SaraJane

      SaraJane

      All the best x

  12. A big hug to all the people that is fighting against OCD!

    1. taurean

      taurean

      yess and thanks to Purplepiper for showing me that the ;group emoticon represents a good hug!

  13. always positive ;)

    1. Andrea

      Andrea

      wellcome to the "hard to understand" OCD then :D it´s a complex type of OCD but we never give up!!

    2. Andrea

      Andrea

      Hi giorgi, I am sorry for answering so late,I had a lot of work at the university!!.. I don´t understand very well how to use skype, but if you want to I can send you my msn

  14. 'START' is a great verb ... you can start to be more polite to yourself... start to forgive yourself and others... you can start to take a deep breath when you need to relax...

    1. Andrea

      Andrea

      :D I'm glad you like it Itsnotmeitsmyocd. It's great start to do positive things for ourselves... I've recently started to have tennis lessons. I completely recomnend it (to practice a sport you enjoy) it has been an excelent stress reliever :D
  15. doing homework...

    1. Andrea

      Andrea

      I am translating from english to spanish a infromation about depresion (university homework)

    2. pottypotter

      pottypotter

      Sounds hard Andrea, but very cool!!

  16. working on my own recovering... writing my fears and rituals in a piece of paper

  17. All the best to Jo and Ashley!!!... the braveness of your charity challenge fill my heart of strength and resistance to fight even harder against OCD!!!

    1. joanne123

      joanne123

      Good luck to you both

    2. SaraJane

      SaraJane

      All the best xx

  18. Take time to do what makes your soul happy, Don’t listen to the OCD negativity.

  19. The more fears you face, The free'er you'll become

    1. gingerbreadgirl

      gingerbreadgirl

      so true and a great reminder :) when you look at it like that it becomes a great opportunity rather than a horrible scary thing!

    2. Andrea

      Andrea

      You are right gingerbreadgirl It is a great reminder. I took this reminder from the 2018 Conference (OCD-UK), I watched the video of the conference recently in the member area.

  20. :D I just want to send a smile :D
    1. Andrea

      Andrea

      you are welcome ;)

    2. pottypotter

      pottypotter

      Big smiles back at you matey xx :-)

  21. Be kind to yourself. Talk to yourself like you would to someone you love. :hug:

    1. taurean

      taurean

      Self-compassion is easily lost when in the grip of OCD. 

      But learning to apply it alongside CBT is beneficial and can help us to feel we can reconnect with others. 

      We are not to blame for having OCD. 

  22. OCD Awareness Week: Monday 10th - Sunday 16th October 2011

    1. pottypotter

      pottypotter

      I've been wearing my OCD-UK t-shirt, Hubby says I look like I've been Tangoed, lol!

  23.  “The happiest people don’t have the best of everything, they just make the best of everything they have.” – Judith May

    1. taurean

      taurean

      "If we decide to be happy, then we are going to be happy". Me, aka Taurean ☺️

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