Helpful OCD Links
Recommended OCD Resources
OCD Foundation ocfoundation.org What is OCD? ocfoundation.org Materials & Fact Sheets:Â ocfoundation.org/materials.aspx Intensive Treatment Programs:Â ocfoundation.org/ITP.aspx Anxiety Disorder Association of America adaa.org Anxiety Social Net: anxietysocialnet.com Stanford School of Medicine: Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders ocd.stanford.edu OCD Center of Los Angeles (live and telephone cognitive behavioral therapy) ocdla.com/cognitivebehavioraltherapy.html ocdla.com/telephone-online-therapy-ocd-anxiety.html OCD Education Station ocdeducationstation.org Obsessive Compulsive Anonymous obsessivecompulsiveanonymous.org Tourettes Syndrome Association tsa-usa.org Trichotillomania Learning Center trich.org National Alliance for the Mentally Ill nami.org Mindful Awareness Research Center at UCLA marc.ucla.edu MedicineNet.com offers useful information on OCD as well as anxiety and other disorders.
Additional Educational Sites
Other educational fact-finding sites about OCD are included below. Education is empowerment, and empowerment brings wellness. Here is a link to the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH). Also check out: AnxietyPanic.com For more information about OCD, visit the IOCD Foundation website. Obsessive Compulsive Disorder Linked To Brain Activity Jeffrey Schwartz, M.D. site: http://www.jeffreymschwartz.com/ The Westwood Institute for Anxiety Disorders offers some excellent articles: Four Steps by Dr. Jeffrey Schwartz The Use of Mindfulness in the Treatment of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) by Dr. Jeffrey Schwartz Peace of Mind Foundation: http://www.peaceofmind.com/ Autoimmune Neurological Disorders: the connection between childhood strep throat and OCD Q&A with Dr Michael Jenike at Heathyplace.com: What To Do About the Obsessions Part of OCD OCD Recovery Centers of America ocdrecoverycenters.com
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Do we have overstimulated brains? I think we do. And I think the way to calm the overstimulated brain of worry and fear is to catch yourself when you feel those emotions coming on and make a conscious turn into mindfulness. So what does that mean? First, you are catching the thought fear and worry as a thought, and not a fact. You are naming it and labeling it as OCD which of my experience always lies. Second, you are making a conscious decision to turn your thoughts around to the present moment. Doing just what is in front of you and that's all. Taking things a little bit slower and far more graceful and focused in the moment. In my experience, what is this all do for you? You start to take control of the overstimulated brain bringing it into conscious calmness and that brings down anxiety and brings clarity to the moment. So, is this practice hard? Well, I can tell you it's not as hard as anxiety, worry, fear and potential panic. It's a practice that becomes more and more doable because in the background of all that fear and worry, you're reaching for the higher good, which is to feel better. I do this every day. Catch yourself, name it as OCD fear and bring in the present moment. This is all called working the problem rather than sitting in it. know, what I mean? JC 💙
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Anxiety Emergency List (You don’t have to do these in any order) Disclaimer: I’m not a doctor or therapist. Always check with your Psychiatrist or Therapist. These tools are solely what help me. Take what you want and leave the rest. 1. Take Medication, Supplements or Alternative holistic approaches if appropriate always under your doctor’s care. 2. Turn on a light. Bring light to darkness. 3. Breathe and think (inhale ~with a big stomach) I choose (exhale ~slowly) peace ~ Repeat this until you calm down a bit. 4. Call someone or get online to a support group. A voice or message can soothe you in a moment and remind you what to do. And… that you are not alone! 5. Re-focus with Music, Positive Movies, TV or Internet including Facebook. The point here is to shift your focus away from anxiety and into the present. 6. Move a little or a lot to shift the anxiety OR eat and drink a little something to shift the anxiety. I usually take a little apple as it has pectin in it that helps the stomach anxiety. Eat or drink what helps you~ but I stay away from the obvious anxiety makers, caffeine, alcohol, sugar. 7. Do just what is in front of you. That is, no big decisions right now. Think small. (E.g. I’m watch TV, so that’s what I’m doing and I don’t need do anything more) **8. Gratitude List in your mind or on paper. I’m grateful for________. List in your mind as many grateful things as you can think of and start small. Examples: I am grateful I can breathe, I am grateful I have a place to live, I am grateful I can walk, I am grateful I have a support group… Refocuses the mind and energy for the better. 9. Trust it will pass. It’s just energy and all energy will shift if you allow it. It will anyway. And, look at something beautiful everyday. To find your nature ~get into nature. 10. Use EFT or Tapping. Emotional Freedom Technique can really help. Look up EFT on YouTube to learn more. 11. Know this; if you decide to do none of the above anxiety will still calm down with time.
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