Merry OCD Christmas!

[Ollie46]

This time of year can be so hard on all of us with OCD, it’s such a beast and will do anything to try and ruin a good thing. Just wanted to wish everybody the merriest of Christmas’s and to remind everybody that we’re not alone, we’re all in the same boat and even if OCD has its grip on us through this period, we all have the capacity to improve and make steps towards recovery! Hope you can all find a moment or two to decompress and enjoy yourself this holiday even if you can find one moment you enjoy, no matter how short, that means you’ve beaten OCD at least once!

[BigDave]

Thanks mate. Merry Christmas to you too. 

[Emsie]

Thank you Ollie. A Merry Christmas to you too. May it be as OCD free as possible. X

[Madchoc]

Thank you wise and hopeful words merry Christmas and a great new year xx

[Orwell1984]

Just seeing this. Happy Christmas Ollie and everyone

[taurean]

If we can learn to become aware of when we are connecting with an intrusion, followed up by the urge to compulse - and then stop and gently but firmly ease our focus away - then that could just in time prove to be the best Christmas present to ourselves ever. 

Because when we cut out the belief in intrusions, then ease away the urge to compulse - that's when the magic of CBT starts to work - and the intrusions and urge to compulse lose strength and also become less frequent. 

 

Edited December 24, 2018 by taurean