tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4379098794464036922.post5572389595831827878..comments2023-04-02T04:00:46.893-07:00Comments on Exposing OCD: The Uncomfortable State of Giving myself Creditexpwomanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10556989048175473815noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4379098794464036922.post-59570254006646408122011-03-24T08:50:48.704-07:002011-03-24T08:50:48.704-07:00Pure O--I get the "what if I get mediocre&quo...Pure O--I get the "what if I get mediocre" questions--and I remind myself that my old belief of needing to be perfect is not based on actual achievable reality, and that we are all worthwhile by virtue of being human. <br />Fellow Sufferer--accepting that I will make mistakes was very hard, and yet, I was already making mistakes, but spending huge amounts of energy "undoing" them with compulsions. Exposure therapy cuts out the middle man, and mistakes are far less grueling.expwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10556989048175473815noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4379098794464036922.post-61264176469736098052011-03-06T13:55:56.498-08:002011-03-06T13:55:56.498-08:00Goodness! Thanks for this post. You have iterate...Goodness! Thanks for this post. You have iterated very well things I have experienced myself and am only being to recognize. Sometimes I struggle to relate to some of the things I read about OCD, because I feel like I am supposed to hate the intrusive nature of my thoughts and the compulsions I make myself perform. I feel like I am supposed to want freedom and reprieve, and yet I am attached to my compulsions, because even if I am wasting my time, it feels like I am doing something "right," something "perfect." It's a constant battle - realizing that what I want in the future can't be obtained while I continuing on my current course, and accepting that being able to live life as I want to means also making the mistakes that come with living that life.Fellow OCD Suffererhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16157849944445411960noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4379098794464036922.post-11015064816540657822011-03-06T13:52:55.949-08:002011-03-06T13:52:55.949-08:00Great post! One of the fears that I have of ackno...Great post! One of the fears that I have of acknowledging my accomplishments (I'm still horrible at this skill) is that I'll become "lazy" or "complacent". That I'll start becoming OK with meciocrity. Or - what if something bad happens because I didn't try hard enough?Pure O Canuckhttp://www.pureocanuck.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.com