The OCD Warrior

Hi there fellow OCD warriors and welcome to my blog. I have created this blog as means to communicate my weekly thoughts and challenges in a way in which gives you guys a a way to relate and find inspiration.

A little bit about me: I have had full blown OCD for 2 years now. It has taken so much away from my life and enjoyment of life. I have done everything imaginable to try to "fix it" and make it "go away". I have read almost every OCD book out there. I have attended OCD conferences. I have attended therapy specifically for OCD. I have even gone on 10 day meditation retreats and even gone to far as to contact a spiritual healer to try to get this condition to just go away!

And guess what . My condition has gotten no better from participating in all of  the afformentioned. Now....I am not saying that these avenues of treatment/healing do not work. I am not saying that at all. I will tell you why they have not worked for me shortly. In fact, all of these mentioned  resources have in fact illuminated me to a lot: 1. ) How the mind, the brain, and me are 3 separate entities that all act independently of each other.. 2. ) I know that my affliction is by no means my fault and is in fact caused by faulty brain wiring.I have learned not to blame myself 3.) I have learned and seen that many many people have fully recovered from OCD and there is much hope for all us that are afflicted.

Deep down in my heart I know the exact reason as to why my condition has not improved. And that reason is one word and all the work that comes with that one word:

Acceptance.

Acceptance in the context of OCD is not presumably passive as the term would normally reflect.. Acceptance requires that you put in the proper exposure time and never NOT do something because of the OCD. Acceptance is letting the thoughts be there and even encourage them to stay, and not in a tactical superficial manner, but in a genuine manner: because you know they cannot hurt you. Acceptance is learning and noticing that the apartment you just moved into is directly next to a train station and consciously moving forward with your life living your values and reaching your goals even though the "noise" never stops.

So join me on my journey towards acceptance as I create content weekly that will hopefully keep you motivated and inspired to thriving with OCD.

The goal of the OCD warrior is full and utter acceptance and it can be obtained. It is time to live our lives and to keep moving forward. As we go on this journey together I will share my weekly/monthly challenges and how I manage them. I will share the knowledge that I have obtained over the last 2 years. I will also post inspirational quotes and pictures that perfectly reflect the adventure of OCD. Buckle up and lets go!



Jimmie