I cant take it slow. I am either all in or not at all. Many people close to me told me that this might be an issue for some specific life situations but this is part of my personality.
Impulsive behavior like this will not take you far. Also, from my observations, most people donāt take those who are impulsive seriously. Think about it.
Itās funny my friend told me the same a few days ago. I need to be myself, but this time, I can make an exception and appear nicer during certain times. I will look for ways to improve my behavior and preserve my personality.
I like your positivity and willingness to achieve your goal. I am sure you get the fruits of your hard work by observing how people start to like you more and even trust you more.
I spent a few hours thinking about my issue and realized I want human connection and trust from others. I want those things more than allowing my negative character trait to be in power.
Sounds very logical of you to prefer those things you mentioned. It might be challenging to change for the better, but everything will be alright if you believe you can do it.
I know I can do anything, no matter the circumstances, but I also need to accept the difficulty level. Now itās tough to be kind and mild, but I hope it will be worth it in the long term.
I am glad that you feel content with your thoughts. I havenāt been searching or commenting in other groups for quite some time now. Have you found some nice support groups recently?
I understand that feeling content with my thoughts is not the same as my OCD is under control. Support groups have been an essential part of managing my condition. However, I havenāt been in much activity recently. I plan to change this, though, because I felt better just a few months ago when I actively participated in OCD discussions.
Indeed, support groups can be a precious resource for managing OCD, as they provide a sense of community and understanding. Itās great to hear that you plan to become more active in your support group again, as itās essential to stay engaged in the treatment process and continue to work on managing your OCD symptoms.
Itās just the minor problem that sometimes I ask questions for myself and do not stay to contribute with advice when someone else asks. I know that most of us do it, but sometimes I donāt feel competent enough to answer the questions of others.
I think most people here are not too competent either, including myself. We share our experiences or things we have read/heard. It goes without saying that our advice is not professional, and everyone has to do their research also.
I know that, but we need to be careful even with our unprofessional advice. There is so much crap Iāve read and accumulated from forums and communities through the years that I wish I had never read that.
I can agree here. The brain sometimes picks up and remembers the worst possible advice or situation.
We must lifehack our brains daily to stay sane and pick up only positive and helpful advice. I personally read science-related articles about how to do that.
Thatās really smart. Do you have a favorite website or other sources where you find similar ideas?
Yes, most lifehack websites, and I also follow some writers on medium. I avoid using social media to find valuable information even though there is sometimes. I waste too much time going through other irrelevant news after I go through one source.
I get it totally about social media. There is always something irrelevant to check, and time disappears. I wish I could enable some information blockers from ads and everything else constantly popping up.
Some apps and extensions could help with that, but overall itās better to limit the time on social media altogether. Things got even worse in the last 2-3 years with the advent of tik-tok. Everyone is like a zombie, and indeed, anxiety levels have skyrocketed.
Ah, donāt mention tik tok, please. I get frowned upon by people in their mid-30s for not having the app on my phone. Unless I donāt have a business to promote with it, I donāt need it, lol.