Obsessive compulsive disorder can be a rough thing for someone to have to face. It can be really hard when you're not quite sure what is happening. If you do a little fact gathering on OCD, your knowledge base will increase and this will make you more brave and you'll be able to deal with it a lot easier.



The more bravery you possess toward your Obsessive compulsive disorder, the less influence you will feel that it has on you. You should not try to struggle and or fight with thoughts and beliefs. How can you fight your own mind and expect to win? If you struggle with your thoughts and focus on them, they will persist even more.

In the process of wrestling with your own thoughts in your mind, you actually make them stronger by placing your focus on them. When you try to divert your mind away from one thought, it actually becomes harder to shed that thought that you are trying to get rid of. If you keep this in mind, you can recall to not focus on these types of thoughts when they come up. You need to know that Obsessive compulsive behavior is not caused by any mental handicap.

With mri's there is no real concrete evidence of any defect in the brain of someone with obsessive compulsive disorder. It is just a thought process, like the habit of smoking or chewing your nails. If you train your mind how to divert from obsessive thoughts, you can really shed OCD. In order to maintain control of your focus, you need to learn the art of diverting different thoughts that pop into your mind. When something pops into our minds, this is not something that we can reasonably control, however we can choose what we spend our time focusing on.

There are so many people that have this belief that their thoughts are completely involuntary and this is not true at all! What it really has to do with is being the one influencing our thought life instead of the other way around. We don't want to be like a little boat being tossed about in the sea, but like the moon, which controls the sea. I know it's kinds deep but really think about it. Simply change the things that you believe and the limitations that you believe in. It takes a lot of practice and for you to be patient.

When you look at these principles and design a game plan for yourself with them, you will no doubt, have an easier time becoming OCD free and not just temporary but for life. Take out a piece of paper or computer word document and write out what you are afraid of and then make a plan for how you are going to face these various challenges. Give yourself enough time, but not too much. The more time we have, the less things we get done. Don't wait for someone to come and walk you through everything. Go out there and get the information you need and do it. Don't teach yourself to rely on others, but rely on God and on yourself.

Take action: Today, what you should do is focus on what things that you want to think about and then when you struggle with Obsessive thoughts, think about these things. When you feel anxiety, know that it's not going to hurt you and that it is just sensations. You can do it, I believe in you!