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QuestForBalance · 04-06-2009, 12:37 AM

I managed to completely overcome my OCD thinking patterns through a combination of keeping journals and using the book: Beyond Reasonable Doubt. I didn't just READ the book, I did all the exercises, I underlined, scribbled in the margins, and even blurred a few pages with tears.

Bottom Line: we can't usually control what thoughts we have, but we CAN control how we act on them. If you just acknowledge them and move on, there's no problem. If you notice them and get stuck in an endless loop of over-analyzing, you'll make your life miserable. If you have the thoughts and carry them out, you can get in all sorts of trouble.

Just having "awful" thoughts does NOT make you an "awful" person. Don't torture yourself about them.

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04-06-2009, 12:37 AM	#7 (permalink)
QuestForBalance Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Georgia Posts: 21	Great Book! I managed to completely overcome my OCD thinking patterns through a combination of keeping journals and using the book: Beyond Reasonable Doubt. I didn't just READ the book, I did all the exercises, I underlined, scribbled in the margins, and even blurred a few pages with tears. Bottom Line: we can't usually control what thoughts we have, but we CAN control how we act on them. If you just acknowledge them and move on, there's no problem. If you notice them and get stuck in an endless loop of over-analyzing, you'll make your life miserable. If you have the thoughts and carry them out, you can get in all sorts of trouble. Just having "awful" thoughts does NOT make you an "awful" person. Don't torture yourself about them. =-)