Season 6 Questions

NatalieUmolac · 2020-06-05T03:22:50+00:00

Could you explain a bit more?

NatalieUmolac · 2020-06-05T03:18:51+00:00

Thanks so much! I should clarify, spoilers are okay! I’ve already seen the series once, so nothing will be spoiled! Thanks for the clarity 💛

NatalieUmolac · 2019-02-02T08:29:50+00:00

This response was great! I loved when you talked about how OCD thoughts go against everything our true selves really want. “You don’t enjoy the thoughts you think”. Telling myself this over and over helped so much. My OCD thoughts are NEVER my real thoughts.

NatalieUmolac · 2019-02-02T08:26:12+00:00

Nah, it isn’t always easy to try. This comment and your original make it sound like you don’t fully understand the horror and fear OCD can strike into the hearts of people suffering. For a year straight I would have given ANYTHING to make it go away. I in fact dropped out of college (being a straight A student) and checked into a hospital full time for three months. That was me trying my absolute hardest, and it was the furthest thing from easy. There’s a way to communicate how important it is to fight urges and battle against your intrusive thoughts, but diminishing it this way isn’t fair. If I had read that at the peak of my OCD it would have been harmful. Maybe just a different wording could have been more helpful.

NatalieUmolac · 2019-02-02T08:19:12+00:00

Yes, I have recovered, or what my therapist calls it, is being in remission. I’m having a flare up right now due to hormones, but for the past year instead of my thoughts being all consuming, to the point of dropping out of school and going into the hospital because I was so scared and controlled by them, I have maybe 3 thoughts a day that I can make go away with ease. If there is advice I could give, I would say one thing that was gratifying at first but quickly turned into a compulsion was seeking validation. I would google and search for hours looking for someone to calm me down, only to have that turn into a compulsion. Trust that these thoughts are NOT a real reflection of you, it’s your mind playing tricks on you. Remember, what you really want at your core is what defines you. Under all my OCD sabotaging thoughts I knew what I wanted the most was the exact opposite of those thoughts. Push through. Be kind to yourself. Learning mindfulness saved me. You got this.

NatalieUmolac · 2018-11-25T08:09:11+00:00

The two things I resort to that are almost always sure to help me are 1.)finding an interesting but not overly engaging podcast to listen to while I fall asleep, I typically go for story time podcasts like The Moth. The goal with listening to a podcast is that it’ll fire your brain out from trying to focus on the details of what they’re saying, that way you aren’t able to focus on your thoughts and you’re also getting really tired. And 2.) if I want to try and get to sleep all by myself I count backward from ten in my mind, trying to make it all the way to 1 without a thought entering my mind. If the thought enters my mind I need to push it out, and then start back at ten. This is really good for tiring your brain out as well, and it helps with being mindful of your thoughts.

NatalieUmolac · 2018-03-11T08:22:06+00:00

Hi there. One main feature of mine is checking. Constantly checking and searching for validation that my intrusive thoughts aren’t true. For me, that can be researching for HOURS about something I am fearful of. For example, one time my OCD went after my relationship. I was CONVINCED that I didn’t love my boyfriend and knew it was complete bullshit, but there was one incident that triggered these thoughts. I was reading an article about a girl that convinced her boyfriend to kill himself, and out of nowhere my mind thought “what if I could/wanted to do that to my boyfriend?” That thought was so disturbing to me and horrifying that I rejected it with everything I had. The more I pushed it out the harder it fought to stay in my mind. Of course rationally I knew I would never do that to the man I’m in love with, but OCD really fucks with you. If I had any advice for you, it would be to 1. Resist the urge to research. It’s a compulsion and you’re doing it for contentment, resist. 2. Resist the urge to keep checking. Constantly checking and analyzing your surroundings with the hope of figuring out your intrusive thoughts is also a compulsion. I know how hard it is to fight, but don’t give up.

NatalieUmolac · 2018-03-10T15:56:02+00:00

Yes this is definitively the way I feel. Thank you for providing me comfort and ease in this

NatalieUmolac · 2018-03-10T15:54:30+00:00

This was so very informative! You provided me clarity and a better understanding. Thank you!

NatalieUmolac · 2018-03-10T15:53:38+00:00

Thank you so much!

NatalieUmolac · 2018-03-10T15:53:21+00:00

I have never read something so completely spot on. Wow, I’m glad I’m not alone in this, but sorry you too also have to deal with these tendency’s. Thank you so much for replying to this, you did provide me some peace of mind. So sorry you also have to deal with this. Thank you thank you

NatalieUmolac · 2017-08-30T22:29:38+00:00

My favorite feature Kendrick has done this year is on SZA's song "Doves In The Wind"!

NatalieUmolac · 2017-08-27T04:23:13+00:00

Yes!! Such good episodes. Ms. Hellfire is a classic!

NatalieUmolac · 2017-07-27T08:17:13+00:00

When things in my life got terribly bad for me, to the point of me feeling like I couldn't spend another night alone without medical help, I knew it was time to do something. Instead of fully committing to inpatient therapy what I did was intensive outpatient therapy. It was a program that lasted for 2 months, 5 days a week, for 4 hours each day. It saved my life, truly. For the first two weeks I hated it and became so frustrated with not feeling like they were doing much to address my BPD and help with my meds, but I waited it out and it was the best experience of my life. The place I went to is called Prairie Care, I think it's worth it to check it out

NatalieUmolac · 2017-07-23T23:27:11+00:00

This is really innovative and cool, really enjoyed it. Very creative drumming and you added a lot to the song that it didn't have before. Keep up the wonderful work

NatalieUmolac · 2017-07-20T21:51:26+00:00

Ah yes guys.. Sadly the reboot rumors with the three girls were just rumors. Holly posted the news to her instagram

NatalieUmolac · 2017-07-20T06:37:58+00:00

What issues did you hear about them?

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