fear of giving others our ocd?HELP!
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Bill & Ida Kern wrote: > >It is very important to take a "mental shit" > Roger, > this gave me quite a visual and really made me smile! > ida
Me too. I think that it is an excellent phrase! — monkey .sdrawkcab dootsrednu tub sdrawrof devil si efiL
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>It is very important to take a "mental shit"
Roger, this gave me quite a visual and really made me smile! ida
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Hi monkey! I hail from the south Okanagan. We went by Victoria while on holidays last summer and it sure has grown since the last time I saw it many years ago! It’s a nice city though. Weather has been great here lately, lots of sunshine. It sure makes a person feel better. Catch you later! Jacquee Later! Jacquee – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -monkey wrote in message <39E7BB1C.389C5…@donotspammehome.com>… >Jacquee wrote: >> Take care, >> Jacquee from B.C. >Hi Jacquee, >I’m from BC too! Victoria, on the island. There have been a few >people from BC here on this NG, as well as other Canucks from >Alberta, Ontario, Newfoundland and elsewhere. >Just saying hi, eh! >:-) >– >monkey >.sdrawkcab dootsrednu tub sdrawrof devil si efiL
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spacecase…@webtv.net (Hank Fenenbock) wrote in <27180-39E64684- 1…@storefull-295.iap.bryant.webtv.net>: >IFEEL LIKE I TRANSMET MY OCD TO PEOPLES PSYCY SIMPLY BY CONVERSING W/ >THEM~~~ IT INFECTS THEIR SUB CONTIOUS TO MAKE THEM REPULSED BY >ME~~AFTER2 WEEKS OR SO~~INFLUENCE !!
…Can’t happen. Relax and concentrate on yourself. You can "make it". CanadaMan
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Jacquee wrote: > Take care, > Jacquee from B.C.
Hi Jacquee, I’m from BC too! Victoria, on the island. There have been a few people from BC here on this NG, as well as other Canucks from Alberta, Ontario, Newfoundland and elsewhere. Just saying hi, eh! 
— monkey .sdrawkcab dootsrednu tub sdrawrof devil si efiL
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IFEEL LIKE I TRANSMET MY OCD TO PEOPLES PSYCY SIMPLY BY CONVERSING W/ THEM~~~ IT INFECTS THEIR SUB CONTIOUS TO MAKE THEM REPULSED BY ME~~AFTER2 WEEKS OR SO~~INFLUENCE !!
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Sorry, Hank – none of us have that kind of power. You’ve been posting here for over two weeks and I haven’t felt at all repulsed by you! Lachryma
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"Jay" <costanz…@prodigy.net> wrote in message
news:8rvt7p$6db8$1@newssvr05-en0.news.prodigy.com… – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> I have a tremendous fear of giving others, particularly other OCD sufferers, > my symptoms when I talk about them. I really feel the need to let out the > shit that’s in my head,but when I do, I feel that I may be sacrificing the > serenity of fellow ocders and nonocders for my sake! I really feel > tremendous guilt, and worry that I have given people my particular symptoms, > (health obsessions)which of course I don’t know for a fact,so I assume they > might, and I punish myself with more guilt. my particular obsessions are not > the kind I’ve read here or heard about in my OCA meetings. This really gets > to me, as I feel I am unique and have no right to discuss my stuff-its a > catch 22-if I tell others I get some relief but then overwhelming guilt-if I > don’t tell,I suffer with a secret ocd symptom and feel very alone and > afraid. sometimes i find it difficult or impossible to tell my own doctor > for fear HE might get my stuff! I know this sounds convoluted and f’ed > up,but this friggin disorder will protect itself at all cost-diabolical!!!
I suspect your fear of giving others your symptoms is due to the overwhelming strength of your fears. It is hard to believe that others would not feel what you feel "if they only knew and understood" what was in your head. It is not true that others will have the same reaction to your thoughts that you do. Take a chance and tell others about what is in your head. This ng is a good place to start. It is very important to take a "mental shit". If you don’t, it will poison you and you are at risk of a "chemical imbalance" in your brain. It is even more important that you find understanding, empathy, and that you learn to identify and articulate what it is you are feeling. You not only have a right to discuss your stuff, you have a responsibility to due so for your own mental health. — Take care of your "self". whatatrip rbol…@eburg.com —–= Posted via Newsfeeds.Com, Uncensored Usenet News =—– http://www.newsfeeds.com – The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! —–== Over 80,000 Newsgroups – 16 Different Servers! =—–
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Joe, I too have horrible thoughts…….how do you cope? it is hell on earth when they are happening Drena
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Jay: I really don’t think you can give someone else your obsessions … but, like Ida said, though, a way to speak about your thoughts is to put in a spoiler … OCD thoughts below, enter at your own peril. I know the fear is great for you, but maybe by DOING it, and then seeing that there aren’t any negative consequences (we don’t "catch" your obsessions), it will help you. On the other hand, there is always the chance that someone else has had the types of obsessions you are having and can offer you support and tell you what they did to get rid of them or how they dealt with them. Take care, Lachryma
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Jay, I feel bad for you having that particular obsession. All I can say is as another ocder, I don’t mind reading anything you have to say! And it doesn’t bother my ocd either. So say whatever you like. That’s what we’re here for! I sure like this place, wish I had come here sooner. Take care, Jacquee from B.C. – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -Jay wrote in message <8rvt7p$6db…@newssvr05-en0.news.prodigy.com>… >I have a tremendous fear of giving others, particularly other OCD sufferers, >my symptoms when I talk about them. I really feel the need to let out the >shit that’s in my head,but when I do, I feel that I may be sacrificing the >serenity of fellow ocders and nonocders for my sake! I really feel >tremendous guilt, and worry that I have given people my particular symptoms, >(health obsessions)which of course I don’t know for a fact,so I assume they >might, and I punish myself with more guilt. my particular obsessions are not >the kind I’ve read here or heard about in my OCA meetings. This really gets >to me, as I feel I am unique and have no right to discuss my stuff-its a >catch 22-if I tell others I get some relief but then overwhelming guilt-if I >don’t tell,I suffer with a secret ocd symptom and feel very alone and >afraid. sometimes i find it difficult or impossible to tell my own doctor >for fear HE might get my stuff! I know this sounds convoluted and f’ed >up,but this friggin disorder will protect itself at all cost-diabolical!!!
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Ida The whole point of this is to stop from doing compulsions. In reality you are giving another compulsion to perform. The real idea is to not give in to the thought when they happen. You need to move and and start to do something else when you begin to worry. As hard as it may sound. Also, don’t worry about posting your thoughts here, that is what the boards are for. You can’t make anyone think anything! OCD is not contagious. I hope everyone is doing well!! Bill & Ida Kern wrote in message <8s094f$us…@nntp9.atl.mindspring.net>… – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text ->You could always post a warning at the top…….kind of like my TV show >newsgroup (alt.tv.er) >used to do whenever they new scoop on an upcoming episode that not everyone >wanted to have "spoiled" for them (thus the nickname SPOILER) >S >P >O >I >L >E >R >Let them know that you will be discussing symptoms or obsessions. The little >bit of space will give readers who don’t want to read it time to back out. I >am rarely bothered by reading other people’s obsessions. I’ve got plenty of >my own >Ida >Jay <costanz…@prodigy.net> wrote in message >news:8rvt7p$6db8$1@newssvr05-en0.news.prodigy.com… >> I have a tremendous fear of giving others, particularly other OCD >sufferers, >> my symptoms when I talk about them. I really feel the need to let out the >> shit that’s in my head,but when I do, I feel that I may be sacrificing the >> serenity of fellow ocders and nonocders for my sake! I really feel >> tremendous guilt, and worry that I have given people my particular >symptoms, >> (health obsessions)which of course I don’t know for a fact,so I assume >they >> might, and I punish myself with more guilt. my particular obsessions are >not >> the kind I’ve read here or heard about in my OCA meetings. This really >gets >> to me, as I feel I am unique and have no right to discuss my stuff-its a >> catch 22-if I tell others I get some relief but then overwhelming guilt-if >I >> don’t tell,I suffer with a secret ocd symptom and feel very alone and >> afraid. sometimes i find it difficult or impossible to tell my own doctor >> for fear HE might get my stuff! I know this sounds convoluted and f’ed >> up,but this friggin disorder will protect itself at all cost-diabolical!!!
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You could always post a warning at the top…….kind of like my TV show newsgroup (alt.tv.er) used to do whenever they new scoop on an upcoming episode that not everyone wanted to have "spoiled" for them (thus the nickname SPOILER) S P O I L E R Let them know that you will be discussing symptoms or obsessions. The little bit of space will give readers who don’t want to read it time to back out. I am rarely bothered by reading other people’s obsessions. I’ve got plenty of my own Ida Jay <costanz…@prodigy.net> wrote in message
news:8rvt7p$6db8$1@newssvr05-en0.news.prodigy.com… – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> I have a tremendous fear of giving others, particularly other OCD sufferers, > my symptoms when I talk about them. I really feel the need to let out the > shit that’s in my head,but when I do, I feel that I may be sacrificing the > serenity of fellow ocders and nonocders for my sake! I really feel > tremendous guilt, and worry that I have given people my particular symptoms, > (health obsessions)which of course I don’t know for a fact,so I assume they > might, and I punish myself with more guilt. my particular obsessions are not > the kind I’ve read here or heard about in my OCA meetings. This really gets > to me, as I feel I am unique and have no right to discuss my stuff-its a > catch 22-if I tell others I get some relief but then overwhelming guilt-if I > don’t tell,I suffer with a secret ocd symptom and feel very alone and > afraid. sometimes i find it difficult or impossible to tell my own doctor > for fear HE might get my stuff! I know this sounds convoluted and f’ed > up,but this friggin disorder will protect itself at all cost-diabolical!!!
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I have a tremendous fear of giving others, particularly other OCD sufferers, my symptoms when I talk about them. I really feel the need to let out the shit that’s in my head,but when I do, I feel that I may be sacrificing the serenity of fellow ocders and nonocders for my sake! I really feel tremendous guilt, and worry that I have given people my particular symptoms, (health obsessions)which of course I don’t know for a fact,so I assume they might, and I punish myself with more guilt. my particular obsessions are not the kind I’ve read here or heard about in my OCA meetings. This really gets to me, as I feel I am unique and have no right to discuss my stuff-its a catch 22-if I tell others I get some relief but then overwhelming guilt-if I don’t tell,I suffer with a secret ocd symptom and feel very alone and afraid. sometimes i find it difficult or impossible to tell my own doctor for fear HE might get my stuff! I know this sounds convoluted and f’ed up,but this friggin disorder will protect itself at all cost-diabolical!!!
