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07-14-2008, 12:07 AM
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 Hi everybody Hey I'm an Irish guy, aged 24 Just joined the forum today, it's the first forum I've ever joined. I'm at an interesting point in life, had obsessive compulsive disorder for about 10 years until one week about 2 years ago I had a series of sudden moments of realisation and haven't suffered from it since. About 6 months later I did the landmark forum and advanced forum, I found them amazingly insightful. I immediately got a girlfriend after that, I had never had one before, and we dated for 1 year until she cheated on me. We broke up and I was very upset. I told myself I wouldn't go near girls until after 6 months, because I was also failing at college, I had gone into college with great potential but wasted all of it, which I now realise was my own fault. Last month I passed my exams, the first time I've passed exams in nearly 3 years. Immediately after the exams my parents and family were going on holidays, so I went with them, we are going home in 1 week. It will be the first time I wont have OCD, will have passed my exams and hopefully have sorted things out in years. I join this forum then because I'm at a point in life with so much potential, I feel I've finally seen my stupid intellectual arrogance that held me back, I don't know if I still have confidence with women, I'm still hurting after being cheated upon. Over the past 2 years I have become very interested in spirituality and being present, reading about buddhism and books such as the power of now. So hello everybody, that's a little about myself and where I'm coming from. Last edited by MaxLight : 07-14-2008 at 12:11 AM.      |
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07-14-2008, 08:53 AM
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| Hey Max Light, great to meet you! Thanks for the great introduction. I know what you mean about intellectual arrogance. It's easy to feel pretty smart until the years pass and you haven't done anything with it! I've been working on that here a lot too. My affirmation (of sorts) os to always to my best, in earnest. That idea, doing my best, in earnest, is my "true North" in a lot of ways. Keeps me on the right path. Welcome to the forums, and congratulations on all your progress so far!
__________________ Best, Dan Linehan |
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