tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4379098794464036922.comments2023-04-02T04:00:46.893-07:00Exposing OCDexpwomanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10556989048175473815noreply@blogger.comBlogger976125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4379098794464036922.post-12132074373882719432019-04-01T10:37:18.146-07:002019-04-01T10:37:18.146-07:00I am sorry you have phone phobia too! I am working...I am sorry you have phone phobia too! I am working on facing making phone calls that would make my life easier if I actually made them, and then doing texting or email with everything else. I have a friend who adores being on the phone and it has helped to talk to her and see how much she dislikes email communication, and how to respect each other's differences. expwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10556989048175473815noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4379098794464036922.post-57344183993171034122019-02-17T23:54:16.998-08:002019-02-17T23:54:16.998-08:00Wow, reading all these comments is such a relief!
...Wow, reading all these comments is such a relief!<br />I absolutely hate talking on the phone...but something I abhor long ago become something that causes severe anxiety. Most of my friends know and have adjusted, but when I make a new friend who likes to chat it is embarrassing and uncomfortable to explain I don’t like being on the phone. You don’t want to scare someone away. If you tell them that, they often assume you don’t want to talk to them personally, when it really has nothing to do with them at all! I will text until the middle of next week. My issues are many things. I used to work in an administrative position and had to take calls all day. Stressful calls. I often associate calls with bad news or some emergency I have to handle. I also hate when I do talk to someone and I can’t get them off the phone. I feel trapped and uncomfortable. I don’t want to be rude or look like a b—- I also have small children who constantly interrupt me on the phone. It is obvious they need something, but instead of noticing and saying “I see you are busy, I will let you go... the other person just keeps babbling. It is suffocating.<br />And then there are the ones that keep you on the phone, but don’t say much. The “uncomfortable silence” is maddening. I try to think of something to say, but nothing comes out right.<br />I am a “bubbly” personality with a ultra healthy sense of humor... but I have social anxiety and my true personality only comes out to people I really know. All others just make me uncomfortable. Especially on the phone<br />Thank god I am not the only one. barbara steelehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00290690293392190132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4379098794464036922.post-63067032783628507292018-11-15T06:03:52.038-08:002018-11-15T06:03:52.038-08:00Thank you Moochi! I am glad you are finding the A ...Thank you Moochi! I am glad you are finding the A to Z helpful. I had a lot of angst about not being "severe enough" to warrant compassion or treatment. I think it's part of how OCD perpetuates itself.expwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10556989048175473815noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4379098794464036922.post-79074080323426668672018-11-11T18:44:29.416-08:002018-11-11T18:44:29.416-08:00I just wanted to thank you for this blog. I don&#...I just wanted to thank you for this blog. I don't have OCD, never got diagnosed, my symptoms aren't severe enough to warrant a review of the DSM-5. I actually work in the healthcare field and feel a lot of guilt for being so weak. While I don't have a diagnosis, I still find myself exhibiting mild symptoms of OCD (really, we are all situated along a spectrum).<br /><br />I love your A TO Z approach.moochi2000https://www.blogger.com/profile/17599824921343765687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4379098794464036922.post-32291717774616386642018-09-17T15:01:14.794-07:002018-09-17T15:01:14.794-07:00I could almost cry at your reply and at this post....I could almost cry at your reply and at this post. I too suffer from this. It has robbed me of many years where I could have been happy. May God help us all. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01105645783981107732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4379098794464036922.post-74349825672652824052018-04-08T06:45:18.644-07:002018-04-08T06:45:18.644-07:00My ERP therapist used to talk about "feared c...My ERP therapist used to talk about "feared consequences" as a way to focus exposures, so if the coin flip is a compulsion now, what fear is it in response to? What would happen if you didn't flip a coin and went with your "own volition"?expwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10556989048175473815noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4379098794464036922.post-48639114052273914162018-03-14T12:42:05.012-07:002018-03-14T12:42:05.012-07:00I realize this is an old post but this is literall...I realize this is an old post but this is literally exactly what I do to deal with my OCD. It has, unfortunately become something of a compulsion in itself and I often find myself doing things according to the will of the coin flip over my own volition. RatherBeAsleephttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08214158145728424259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4379098794464036922.post-51867109703260753482017-12-04T00:33:28.405-08:002017-12-04T00:33:28.405-08:00This. Is. Me. I am seeing a therapist who helps me...This. Is. Me. I am seeing a therapist who helps me through things but we cannot unstick me!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11395881774432255575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4379098794464036922.post-1786253956532397322017-11-05T07:23:06.801-08:002017-11-05T07:23:06.801-08:00Virtue Friend, I am glad the script was helpful!Virtue Friend, I am glad the script was helpful!expwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10556989048175473815noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4379098794464036922.post-18920079105924573972017-11-05T07:21:44.235-08:002017-11-05T07:21:44.235-08:00Welcome! I haven't checked in for awhile, and ...Welcome! I haven't checked in for awhile, and just came across your comment. It has always been my hope that my blog would help others feel less alone.expwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10556989048175473815noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4379098794464036922.post-64938976801369251862017-11-05T07:19:15.677-08:002017-11-05T07:19:15.677-08:00Not so much looking at them purposely, but choosin...Not so much looking at them purposely, but choosing to look at whatever I was afraid the floaters would "ruin" by being in my field of vision, and sitting with the anxiety that I may always notice the floaters.expwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10556989048175473815noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4379098794464036922.post-73935120412020964132017-11-05T07:17:16.962-08:002017-11-05T07:17:16.962-08:00I am glad this could be of help to you!I am glad this could be of help to you!expwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10556989048175473815noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4379098794464036922.post-55597100983500567052017-10-02T02:35:14.165-07:002017-10-02T02:35:14.165-07:00Thanks for sharing this, I first noticed floaters ...Thanks for sharing this, I first noticed floaters 7 years ago and completely obsessed with them for about 1 year. I thought I'd never not notice them. Then I stopped noticing them for 6 years, until recently during more stressful times - now my OCD has latched back on to them and I am obsessing 24/7. I have not been diagnosed with OCD but will seek help from a ERP therapist. Thanks for posting!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4379098794464036922.post-28614652986737835992017-10-02T02:29:42.046-07:002017-10-02T02:29:42.046-07:00I've been reading a lot about this, there'...I've been reading a lot about this, there's some good articles by a couple of US psychologists on obsessions with bodily functions which include eye floaters. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4379098794464036922.post-86694303870693262012017-10-02T02:27:43.628-07:002017-10-02T02:27:43.628-07:00Yeah I'm the same, I managed to tune them out ...Yeah I'm the same, I managed to tune them out after a while when I first got them but remember being obsessed for a while. I'm now obsessed again; although years later. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4379098794464036922.post-54085137642187169062017-08-16T01:52:02.833-07:002017-08-16T01:52:02.833-07:00As part of your ERP did you ever purposely look at...As part of your ERP did you ever purposely look at your floaters to try and break the fear cycle? Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07734223569329200544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4379098794464036922.post-68580766752832341812017-07-20T08:56:23.440-07:002017-07-20T08:56:23.440-07:00I just found this blog and I can't thank you e...I just found this blog and I can't thank you enough for all this. This is the first time I've ever read an experience that makes me feel like I'm not alone in the type of ritualizing, compulsions, or obsessing that I do. Your experience resonates so closely with mine, I can't tell you what a relief it is to not feel completely alone in this. I'm sorry you know what this feels like, but your blog has been a source of light for me just now.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08136348743765003434noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4379098794464036922.post-82757558369482264022017-05-23T19:00:28.576-07:002017-05-23T19:00:28.576-07:00I still get confused on the difference between rea...I still get confused on the difference between reassurance and assurance. I want to know the difference and if what I'm doing is actually assurance, and thus, okay...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08756912123704744459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4379098794464036922.post-29732655855948857362017-05-05T20:52:52.849-07:002017-05-05T20:52:52.849-07:00Cool! I'll read this in the AM, just found the...Cool! I'll read this in the AM, just found the link before bed. So nice to be quoted warmly & accurately, right?Aging Opheliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14360783709169946256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4379098794464036922.post-17083451538109412732017-04-27T22:35:29.435-07:002017-04-27T22:35:29.435-07:00Not for OCD! 😥Not for OCD! 😥Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08756912123704744459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4379098794464036922.post-67719302062037741962017-04-25T15:29:47.207-07:002017-04-25T15:29:47.207-07:00I relate so much. Thanks for the script.I relate so much. Thanks for the script.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08756912123704744459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4379098794464036922.post-13673477778633799802017-04-20T21:37:58.798-07:002017-04-20T21:37:58.798-07:00Absolutely! I have to stay away form online shoppi...Absolutely! I have to stay away form online shopping now because I will be on there hours looking for something as minor as a headband. Then after ordering I'll agonize over what could have been. If I get the item and it's not of quality I will full on break down.<br />It's not fun.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08756912123704744459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4379098794464036922.post-85343226566162050012017-04-20T16:49:13.504-07:002017-04-20T16:49:13.504-07:00Exactly. I don't know if it's OCD all the ...Exactly. I don't know if it's OCD all the time.😑Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08756912123704744459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4379098794464036922.post-18885521203828205882017-04-18T16:26:32.432-07:002017-04-18T16:26:32.432-07:00I'm vegan. I have OCD. I love your posts. I...I'm vegan. I have OCD. I love your posts. I'm glad I found this, because I'm struggling. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08756912123704744459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4379098794464036922.post-74242229070140071062017-03-26T19:18:12.151-07:002017-03-26T19:18:12.151-07:00I'm sorry you are dealing with this anxiety! I...I'm sorry you are dealing with this anxiety! It did help me to know I wasn't the only person to have this fear, and hopefully it gave you some relief knowing it's not just you. OCD chips away at confidence and I encourage you to check out the International OCD Foundation. It is possible to face these fears and move forward!expwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10556989048175473815noreply@blogger.com