Compulsive Disorder

Here is your Tuesday STORY on: Where are you going to be in the near future? Wisdom rarely tries to equip you for your future, other than promotes the virtues of planning. However, the one important factor that has so many attributes is to get the period right NOW under control and everything that emanates from it will be good. So it would appear to follow that if you wanted a bright and successful future, all you need to do is to start getting the NOW under control. How you perceive the NOW is the plan for your future. Habit will take you where you've always been, break that habit and develop the NOW so your future improves. Today's story illustrates how we become blinkered in our approach. DO NOT ACT LIKE AN ELEPHANT! In India, elephants are used for manual labour. When an elephant is small and weighs approximately 200 pounds, it is securely tied with a heavy-duty rope. In between "jobs, " the elephant tries to break through its limitation. The calf whines and tugs and even tries to chew through the rope, but it is unable to break free. Finally, the elephant gives up its will. He accepts his circumstances. His spirit is broken. The elephant believes there is absolutely no chance to free himself and overcome his "limitation." This is recognized as a "defining moment." A defining moment is the exact moment one adopts/accepts a new belief that drastically alters their life. They accept this "new belief" as a "truth, " regardless if it is true or not. Because the brain accepts repetition of thought and deduction as "the truth, " the rope reigns sovereign not only in the calf's immediate environment, but in his mind as well. With this "belief" deeply embedded in the elephant's mind, his handler came up with an ingenious idea to permanently disempower him. He realized all that was needed was to tie the four-ton animal up with extremely small ropes and he would remain tied. You see in the elephant's mind, any size rope would keep him "securely confined." Do not act like an elephant. Size up and break through the confining ropes in your mind. When you're faced with change, change your perspective. When you're overwhelmed with something new; change your view. Use affirmations, to eradicate limitations and nothing will be impossible for you! (Fran Briggs) (Fran Briggs is the founder of the F. Briggs Group, Personal Growth Facilitators. She is the author of several books and over 300 articles including, "Set Yourself Up for Success!" Ms. Briggs is a "motivational speaker of the inspirational kind." She speaks to audiences of children and adults of all ages and backgrounds, with the aim of inspiring them to their respective levels of greatness.) QUOTE: "The best way to predict your future is to invent it.' (Alan Kay) [[ct]]: Compulsive Disorder

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19 May 2012 at 1:11am

Bridges to Recovery Now Offers Inpatient Treatment for Bipolar Disorder
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An effective alternative to a hospital environment for patients suffering from many types of mental health disorders including bipolar disorder, depression, anxiety obsessive compulsive disorders, grief support and other issues.

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Safer for Misophonics: 20/20?s Misophonia Coverage - ABC News (blog)

18 May 2012 at 8:11pm

Safer for Misophonics: 20/20?s Misophonia Coverage
ABC News (blog)
This has me wondering if there is any connection to the fact that I also have Obsessive Compulsive Disorder that I need to take meds for. I would love to have more information about Mesophonia if there is any available. Thank you for this 20/20 story ...

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Just Because You Feel Something, Doesn't Make it So! - PsychCentral.com (blog)

18 May 2012 at 2:25pm

Just Because You Feel Something, Doesn't Make it So!
PsychCentral.com (blog)
Laura L. Smith, Ph.D. is a clinical psychologist who specializes in the assessment and treatment of adults and children with obsessive compulsive disorder, as well as personality disorders, depression, anxiety, ADHD, and learning disorders.

Connecticut To Share In $1.5 Billion Drug Settlement - Connecticut Law Tribune

18 May 2012 at 2:05pm

Connecticut To Share In $1.5 Billion Drug Settlement
Connecticut Law Tribune
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Woman shares mental-illness ordeal with students - AZ Central.com

18 May 2012 at 11:39am

Woman shares mental-illness ordeal with students
AZ Central.com
For 17 years, she has battled bipolar disorder, psychizophrenia and obsessive-compulsive disorder. Cantrell looked normal, she spoke clearly and even cracked students up -- sometimes with nervous laughter -- with her stories.

Compulsive behaviour cost woman her job and home - Oxford Mail

18 May 2012 at 10:10am

Compulsive behaviour cost woman her job and home
Oxford Mail
And she hopes that others who suffer from Obsessive Compulsive Disorder can find light at the end of the tunnel. The 55-year-old, of Chipping Norton, said: ?I didn't realise at the time that I was having a breakdown. ?I was worrying about everything.

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Jerry Davich: Parent: Bullied teen's situation improves - Post-Tribune

17 May 2012 at 11:11pm

Jerry Davich: Parent: Bullied teen's situation improves
Post-Tribune
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Eating Disorders in Men: An Interview With Dr. Roberto Olivardia - Huffington...

17 May 2012 at 10:21am

Eating Disorders in Men: An Interview With Dr. Roberto Olivardia
Huffington Post
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Sleepwalking in Adults More Common Than Thought - Occupational Health and Safety

16 May 2012 at 1:33am

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Sleepwalking in Adults More Common Than Thought
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Are You Obsessive Compulsive (OCD)?

6 Jan 2012 at 10:33am Obsessive compulsive disorder is an anxiety disorder characterized by overpowering thoughts, or fixations. OCD leads to repetitive, intense ... tags: anxietyanxiety_disorderanxiouscompulsions:_mentalcompulsivecompulsive_disorderfear Are You Obsessive Compulsive (OCD)?

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Do you let work get into your personal life?
i'm just an introverted person..I don't like mixing personal life with work...and the people that I allow into my life are very few. I say hello and how are you to people sometimes but besides that I try not to have conversations with anyone at work..unless I really like their personality then I might turn ino their friend. I feel like allowing too many people into my life would just mean that I would be spreading too many information about myself. I have obsession compulsive disorder and it makes me want to just not let people know too much about me..just a few close friends. is this weird...? Do you let work get in your personal life?

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How do i get rid of my intrusive thoughts/OCD?
I have pure o OCD (purely obsessional Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. It's not officially diagnosed but i fit the symptoms. About 7 months ago i started getting intrusive thoughts. At first they were intrusive thoughts about me harming other members of my family with sharp objects, so i would get anxious whenever i am near sharp objects and my family and i try to distance myself from the sharp object, or i would put it in a drawer. After that i started getting intrusive thoughts which doubted my intelligence: whenever someone would tell me a piece of information that i already know, my intrusive thoughts would make me think that i did not know that piece of information before that person told me it, even though had known it for a long time before that person told me it. At one time this got so severe that my intrusive thoughts were making me doubt i knew my year of birth, before someone would tell me it, or even my own name. This was about 4 months ago. Then it got really bad. I started getting horrible, violent intrusive thoughts about rape and molestation of people around me, adults and children. These types of intrusive thoughts made me extremely depressed. For quite some time i would hit my own head whenever i got these intrusive thoughts so the pain would make them go away, but i soon stopped this after it become apparent this did nothing to make them go away. I started questioning whether i was a good person or an evil, sick minded pedophile. I think i developed pedophobia (fear of children) as a result of this. I have become utterly repulsed by children, i get a mini panic attack whenever i am near them, i no longer look at them directly and i always try to get away from them. i can barely even cope living in the same house with my brothers who are children. My intrusive thoughts are the sole reason i have decided i will never have children of my own, whether my future wife wants them or not. I WOULD NEVER EVER act out any of these thoughts. I would rather KILL MYSELF than act out these thoughts. I am not a pedophile, and i will never be one. I even started getting suicidal thoughts as a result of my intrusive thoughts, which i feel really ashamed about. The suicidal thoughts would sort of calm me down and make me less anxious, but they never fully solved the problem. And also i will NEVER act out my suicidal thoughts and commit suicide. That would only put my family in extreme pain and sorrow. Also while i was suffering from the violent intrusive thoughts, i have more of the type that questioned my intelligence. Whenever i would see members of my family, i would whisper to myself that they are my father or mother or one of my brothers, because i would get intrusive thoughts that made me doubt whether i knew that members of my family are my father or mother or one of my brothers. Also sometimes when i see complete strangers, or people i know who are not related to me, i would say to myself that these people are not related. If i didn't then i would get intrusive thoughts that would make me doubt whether i knew that these people were not related to me. I think that this is the ritual part of my OCD. I don't want to live with these intrusive thoughts for the rest of my life. Also i fear that they might distract me from important exams i have coming up in a few days. May someone please give me a solution to my problem?

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i have OCD, ADHD, ADD, PTSD, and i take my anger out on people.?
i have (Obsessive-compulsive disorder, Attention Deficit Disorder, Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, post traumatic stress disorder:) How come i have these things .. is something wrong with me ?

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