Public profile of: Mumof2
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| Gender | Female |
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| Location | Brisbane |
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| Member since | 10. Jun 2008 |
| Last online | 14. Oct 2008 |
Hi All,
I am a busy Mum of 2 that suffers from panic attacks and struggles with OCD.
Frequently I have to force myself not to succumb to the obsessional thoughts in my head and try my best to do the opposite of what my compulsions are telling me. It's difficult but I know it will only get worse if I do not get the compulsions under control - something bad will happen if I don't, but not sure what that is.
Like what if I do not use the same coloured pegs when I am hanging clothes out. I can not have a shirt hung up and use a white peg and a blue one ..... the books on my bookcase are not from tallest to shortest ..... the clothes in my wardrobe are not in blocks of the same colours .....
It can be just about anything really, the obsession revolves around doing something a certain way to stop something bad happening. I know logically this is not the case and certainly does not make sense to me, and fight these compulsions to the best of my ability.
I also have a major issue with bridges and the feeling that they will collapse while I am driving over them. Makes it difficult when I have to go over bridges nearly every day. I can not understand why I feel this way about bridges, but it has been like this all my life, well as long as I can remember.
The brain, a very complex and amasing human organ, but so evil and mean at times for reasons we find difficult to understand. They say we only use a small portion of our brain, well thank goodness for that in my case as the little amount of my brain I use causes me grief.
Look forward to chatting and getting to know you all, and to grow from the experience and wisdom of others who may have been through the same or similar experiences.