I always try to fight the thoughts off then end up crying and thinking I’m just a vile woman. These thoughts even range to a look-a-like of my own brother. Adding incest to the list of my sexual “desires”.At some point, my mind was repeating the name of a guy I knew while ...
I also spend the majority of my day going over and over things in my mind. The hardest part for me are the “what-ifs” that I spend so much time thinking about that I feal have actually happened. I don’t have the funds to get professional help, but was wondering if there are ...
As with all types of OCD, the fear is irrational—there’s no reason to believe that homosexuality is wrong or bad. But that doesn’t stop your brain from thinking otherwise. In this case, the obsession isn’t just about whether or not you’re gay or straight—it’s also about what ...
Rather than continuing compulsive and avoidant behaviors, and experiencing endless fear and anxiety, you confront the bully and put the bullying to a stop. In intentionally thinking a fearful thought, one is saying “I’m not afraid of you! In fact, I’m coming to find you!”. The girl ...
But I am imagining myself doing it and it almost feels like I’m going to really do it! It’spossibleI’m going to really do it! But what kind of monster would do such a horrible thing! Ican’tstop thinking about it until I can be certain I wouldn’t do it!
1) False perception is frequently activated and uncontrolled. For example, when I was renovating a house, I saw dust flying everywhere from cutting tiles. From my phone, I learned that a person in the United States inhaled a lot of this dust while renovating his house, which led to pulmona...
Schools need to do a lot more to train students in the art of critical thinking. Arguing and calling people names is not critical thinking. In the words of Edward R. Murrow: “Good night, and good luck.” Some readers have asked why I put mood music in my posts and how I go about...
Just to let you know, I have to say, that the support of friends and family this time around has been just as important now as it was then and I truly thank all of them. Magical Thinking and Whack-A-Mole October 21, 2017 ~ 2 Comments Sufferers of OCD are generally very anxious...
intentionally thinking“positive thoughts” to counteract “negative thoughts”, pre-planning words before speaking, making mental lists of similarities between one’s own experience and others’ experiences,conducting online research to prove or disprove a fear, or repeating/restarting prayers due to dis...
treatment. If we must attend to thecontentof our thoughts directly, we should attempt to do so with as little mental ritual as possible. So we ask the question, “What is it that I am thinkingaboutmy thoughts that appears automatic, yetmaybe voluntary andmaybe pointing me in the wrong ...