Give your obsessive scary thoughts a name!!!
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Okay, a long time ago, I went to see an OCD specialist for all of my scary thoughts. Unfortunately, I did not have health insurance at the time, and still don't , so I could afford to see her only about 3 times.
HOWEVER, she did offer a good way of thinking about these obsessions. She said that these pure-o thoughts are just like bullies. Imagine a bully in school always trying to take a kid's lunch money or something. Every time, the kid gives in. So the bully just keeps on bullying. Until one day the kid decides to ignore the bully, and not give in. He might even bully back a little bit by saying "Here! You want this too?? And this too???? I don't care! I'm not scared of you!!!" The bully might try a little harder for a bit, but will eventually realize that he's not going to win. So he gives up.
I was telling all of this to my dad (who thank goodness I have...I am extremely lucky), and he said that I should name it something. Give it a name like a person, and bully it back like a person.
So...my friend and I were trying to think of a name that started with 'O', and we went with Olga lol. Now every time these pure-o thoughts start acting up, I can make fun of it even more by saying "Olga's trying to get started up again." Or "Olga's acting up again, settle down there, Olga." It's kinda stupid, but hilarious at the same time. Maybe this will help to deflate its power .
Everybody should name their OCD, pure-O thoughts, scary obsessive thoughts, anxiety, or whatever you wanna call it! I, myself, think it's pretty funny. :p
HOWEVER, she did offer a good way of thinking about these obsessions. She said that these pure-o thoughts are just like bullies. Imagine a bully in school always trying to take a kid's lunch money or something. Every time, the kid gives in. So the bully just keeps on bullying. Until one day the kid decides to ignore the bully, and not give in. He might even bully back a little bit by saying "Here! You want this too?? And this too???? I don't care! I'm not scared of you!!!" The bully might try a little harder for a bit, but will eventually realize that he's not going to win. So he gives up.
I was telling all of this to my dad (who thank goodness I have...I am extremely lucky), and he said that I should name it something. Give it a name like a person, and bully it back like a person.
So...my friend and I were trying to think of a name that started with 'O', and we went with Olga lol. Now every time these pure-o thoughts start acting up, I can make fun of it even more by saying "Olga's trying to get started up again." Or "Olga's acting up again, settle down there, Olga." It's kinda stupid, but hilarious at the same time. Maybe this will help to deflate its power .
Everybody should name their OCD, pure-O thoughts, scary obsessive thoughts, anxiety, or whatever you wanna call it! I, myself, think it's pretty funny. :p
I have been trying to come up with some more silly names for panic attacks. But my creative juices are dried up for now.
This idea has helped me to not let panic attacks be scary in my mind. It has been mentioned many times yes I know but I never thought it would work for me. But it has somewhat. So I am going to go with it.
J~
This idea has helped me to not let panic attacks be scary in my mind. It has been mentioned many times yes I know but I never thought it would work for me. But it has somewhat. So I am going to go with it.
J~
I'm glad it helps! Seriously, every time for the past week or so that I've felt myself starting to obsess on my 'topics' or my 'flavor of the month' I immediately recognize it as Olga, and tell her "Oh there you are again. I really don't care that you're hear because I'm going to pay absolutely no attention to you, so you're really just wasting your time." It REALLY helps.
You should name your panic attacks Polly or something. Be like "Oh Polly tried to pay me a visit today, but she was getting on my nerves, so I just let her be there for a little bit, then ignored her. Then she left." Pretty soon she'll stop coming back.
You should name your panic attacks Polly or something. Be like "Oh Polly tried to pay me a visit today, but she was getting on my nerves, so I just let her be there for a little bit, then ignored her. Then she left." Pretty soon she'll stop coming back.