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Hey everyone. I have had this obsession off and on for a long time. I am very aware of how stupid and pointless it is, but of course can't control it sometimes. I obsess that I don't talk enough. For example I'm sitting here right now and my kids are watching a movie. I am continually obsessing that I should be talking to them. I obcess about this to the point sometimes I really can't think of anything to say to people because I'm too busy thinking about what I should say. I also worry that I am a bad MOm, that I'm not a fun Mom, that my kids don't know how much I love them....and on and on and on.....SO FRUSTRATING!!! I wish I could just stop!!!

This is what has worked for me when I get to negative obsessive thinking. Take some deep breaths. Listen to what you are saying to yourself--It's the Enemy--It's NOT true! So say the exact opposite to yourself ("I love my kids SO much--I'm a great mom." Then say, "It's okay, it's okay, it's okay, it's okay, it's okay." In other words work on your subconscious guilt trips by obsessing on the opposite of what you are doing. Your subconscious will absorb the good obsessive thoughts gradually as you keep at it. Have FAITH!