tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6831964660986535542.post7479074733201725737..comments2023-10-08T08:29:47.056-04:00Comments on Bringing along OCD . . . : Top 5 things that have helped my OCDUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6831964660986535542.post-60665572242045034812012-11-25T08:45:34.368-05:002012-11-25T08:45:34.368-05:00I think your post and site is wonderfully construc...I think your post and site is wonderfully constructed.<br /><a href="http://www.wolleymovers.com/services/piano-movers/" rel="nofollow">chicago piano movers</a><br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10574540346042551028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6831964660986535542.post-31643204363975179182012-08-28T22:02:37.482-04:002012-08-28T22:02:37.482-04:00Grace, Yes, I can believe it--our kitties have thr...Grace, Yes, I can believe it--our kitties have thrown up everywhere, it seems. I'm an expert on cleaning it up. :-)<br /><br />I think you'd enjoy the book "Brain Lock." It's really interesting and helpful.Tina Fariss Barbourhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15659018994558471570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6831964660986535542.post-2734771433242034722012-08-28T21:41:46.819-04:002012-08-28T21:41:46.819-04:00Tina, would you believe just as I was reading abou...Tina, would you believe just as I was reading about your getting Waddles, one of my cats threw up on my sofa? (Fortunately I've got a quilt covering the sofa for just this reason--easier to wash.) Lord help us! :) <br /><br />I think medication has been the biggest factor in my healing from OCD/anxiety/depression. It has altered my brain chemistry enough that I could function and deal with life. But like you, it took several tries and several years to get it right. Frustrating, but worth it. <br /><br />I'll have to read what "Brain Lock" is. I'm completely clueless. <br /><br /><br />GRACE PETERSONhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04520343332670354262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6831964660986535542.post-11857728067908851292012-08-28T15:41:40.863-04:002012-08-28T15:41:40.863-04:00Elizabeth, that was my experience with medication-...Elizabeth, that was my experience with medication--it took the edge of the OCD away so I could concentrate on doing more about it.Tina Fariss Barbourhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15659018994558471570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6831964660986535542.post-39960369969122906702012-08-28T14:24:37.762-04:002012-08-28T14:24:37.762-04:00I completely agree with you about how medication h...I completely agree with you about how medication helps us to gain some distance from an all-consuming OCD to an OCD that we can work with.<br /><br />Brain Lock is a great book!<br /><br />Elizahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18279501398388972542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6831964660986535542.post-84111240461244770992012-08-28T10:13:28.640-04:002012-08-28T10:13:28.640-04:00Thank you! Blessing to you also.Thank you! Blessing to you also.Tina Fariss Barbourhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15659018994558471570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6831964660986535542.post-4466564190834691422012-08-28T04:29:56.871-04:002012-08-28T04:29:56.871-04:00Great list Tina. Blessings.Great list Tina. Blessings.Just Be Realhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15815210059310140144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6831964660986535542.post-37755381198175685162012-08-27T20:59:47.836-04:002012-08-27T20:59:47.836-04:00Karin, good point!Karin, good point!Tina Fariss Barbourhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15659018994558471570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6831964660986535542.post-86614071165119104682012-08-27T20:58:30.415-04:002012-08-27T20:58:30.415-04:00Karin, I think you always hav interesting topics o...Karin, I think you always hav interesting topics on your blog, and I always enjoy reading it!<br /><br />Animals do kind of give us continual exposures, don't they? :-)<br /><br />I like reading success stories, too. They inspire me!<br /><br />I don't have any proof that my diet affects my OCD per se, either, but usually when I eat better, I tend to feel better and that helps me overall.Tina Fariss Barbourhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15659018994558471570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6831964660986535542.post-44753783144097666742012-08-27T20:55:49.466-04:002012-08-27T20:55:49.466-04:00Thank you, Janet. The Internet has opened up so ma...Thank you, Janet. The Internet has opened up so many avenues of help.Tina Fariss Barbourhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15659018994558471570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6831964660986535542.post-25846738928064772752012-08-27T18:31:20.255-04:002012-08-27T18:31:20.255-04:00That's a great subject for a post! You're...That's a great subject for a post! You're so creative. I can hardly think of stuff to write about and then i see your post and think 'rats' i could have done that!<br /><br />Your list is about the same as mine- except i would change cat to dog. I waited till the ocd was contained enuf so i wouldn't be overwhelmed by a dog getting into stuff i thot was contaminated. They do still help me, as i don't really like to bath a dog that touches my laundry bag, while i'd tell a person to wash their hands. So said dog goes around and lays on things, gets touched by me and others and thus 'spreads' it all over. I (while cringing) congradulate myself on an ocd exposure. <br />Finally i'd add reading sucess stories- gave me the umph to keep going: if they could do it, so can i!<br /><br />I'm also trying to eat less carbs and meat- not the past couple of days tho; but i don't have any positive proof that my fruit/ veggie/ beans/ nuts & seeds diet affects the ocd per se.<br />Karinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17182813079850508907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6831964660986535542.post-29402734902724072352012-08-27T18:23:28.203-04:002012-08-27T18:23:28.203-04:00Brain Lock helped me too!
Brain Lock helped me too! <br />Karinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17182813079850508907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6831964660986535542.post-40155631298009479142012-08-27T18:20:08.474-04:002012-08-27T18:20:08.474-04:00We have something like that: relaxation therapy. ...We have something like that: relaxation therapy. In English it's called mindfulness. A walking mindful meditation is to walk and feel the ground beneath your feet. i read about this in a book called 'Full Catastrophe Living' by Jon Kabit-Zinn. Karinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17182813079850508907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6831964660986535542.post-18628061104344176962012-08-27T15:14:09.565-04:002012-08-27T15:14:09.565-04:00Wonderful post that is sure to help others feel le...Wonderful post that is sure to help others feel less alone. I often think of how alone so many with OCD must have felt before the Internet became widespread. Now it is so much easier to connect with others and tyo find wonderful blogs like yours!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6831964660986535542.post-28239380632296363702012-08-27T13:15:52.978-04:002012-08-27T13:15:52.978-04:00Kristina, I am still learning how what I eat affec...Kristina, I am still learning how what I eat affects my anxiety and depression. I find that if I eat too many simple carbs, I get more anxious. Tina Fariss Barbourhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15659018994558471570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6831964660986535542.post-7890765153865032862012-08-27T13:14:50.062-04:002012-08-27T13:14:50.062-04:00Klaaske, that therapy with nature sounds wonderful...Klaaske, that therapy with nature sounds wonderful. It sounds like a wonderful way to relax and get "the big picture" of things.Tina Fariss Barbourhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15659018994558471570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6831964660986535542.post-41871219635492670522012-08-27T13:13:51.779-04:002012-08-27T13:13:51.779-04:00Thanks, Sunny. It's great that you have a supp...Thanks, Sunny. It's great that you have a support group. Yes, I definitely think it's a combination approach.Tina Fariss Barbourhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15659018994558471570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6831964660986535542.post-51552463521283547152012-08-27T13:10:40.938-04:002012-08-27T13:10:40.938-04:00Changing my diet has helped my anxiety a lot. I th...Changing my diet has helped my anxiety a lot. I think getting the cat was a neat idea--thus having constant exposure (even though I guess that wasn't the reason you got the cat!).Kristinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07912518380859086951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6831964660986535542.post-55214203653476839452012-08-27T13:07:08.005-04:002012-08-27T13:07:08.005-04:00Medication helped me too, though it took quite som...Medication helped me too, though it took quite some time to get to the right one and I'm still busy trying to find something that can help with the bipolar disorder too, as I'm still pretty depressed. But I have found a great psychiatrist and I'm sure we will get there.<br />Otherwise there were a number of different therapies that helped, one of them was Jungian therapy where we worked a lot with dreams. But ERP helped a lot too.<br />I also got therapy where I got more in tune with Nature and my own body, but I'm not sure how you would call that in English. It thought me different ways to relax. For example to consciously feel the Earth under your feet while you are walking.Klaaskehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17324051207416727146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6831964660986535542.post-12835671396238406852012-08-27T11:08:50.378-04:002012-08-27T11:08:50.378-04:00Great list, Tina. My list is similar - my kitty, C...Great list, Tina. My list is similar - my kitty, CBT/ERP, meds, G.O.A.L. support group.<br /><br />Like I've heard you say (write?) before - recovering from OCD (for most people) is a comprehensive, combination type of thing.<br /><br />Thanks for passing on what was helpful for you!71º & Sunnyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09981113989131619635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6831964660986535542.post-8763783539424664692012-08-27T10:19:50.648-04:002012-08-27T10:19:50.648-04:00Krystal Lynn, Brain Lock was a turning point for m...Krystal Lynn, Brain Lock was a turning point for me, too. I'm glad it helped you, also! And the love of our animals--they help so much. I do remember your blog post about the doctor who did the ERPs with you--that was wonderful of him. My faith helps me, too. Tina Fariss Barbourhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15659018994558471570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6831964660986535542.post-36585907282309951202012-08-27T10:11:16.409-04:002012-08-27T10:11:16.409-04:00Brain Lock was the first book I read on OCD and it...Brain Lock was the first book I read on OCD and it was a huge, huge turning point for me. My dog, Zoe Rose, was another huge healing force. I had a doctor that I wrote about in one of my blogs that did some ERP's with me and was amazingly helpful. I have also learned to depend more on God and my faith. In the midst of horrible anxiety I try to remember that I don't have to do this alone. I have knelt right next to my bed or sofa and prayed for God's peace to surround me. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16288842067954888301noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6831964660986535542.post-15031542982996476532012-08-27T10:09:25.912-04:002012-08-27T10:09:25.912-04:00Oh, yes, Waddles helped me overcome a lot. Oh, yes, Waddles helped me overcome a lot. Tina Fariss Barbourhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15659018994558471570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6831964660986535542.post-87494933074096018622012-08-27T10:05:55.003-04:002012-08-27T10:05:55.003-04:00I love how your love for your cat overcame the anx...I love how your love for your cat overcame the anxieties you had about the mess!Lisa @ Two Bears Farmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03464839163693785901noreply@blogger.com