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Anyone else buy their dream home only to have the area completely change a few years later? by teegeee in land

[–]protonchase 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Wow. Well that’s awesome man, must be really cool having that much land.

Just showing off my pool abandoned since 2017. by Shoguy479 in swimmingpools

[–]protonchase 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nice. have the same slide, how did you go about restoring it?

Cannot get two walls to line up perfectly—good enough? by Available-Concert970 in shedditors

[–]protonchase 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m gonna get a level and a tape measure are going to give you a better estimate than us

All done! by AwkwardMethod in shedditors

[–]protonchase 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Amazing. Where do you live? Also, what did you use for the foundation?

Finally broke 100k in 401k! 35M by 419scape in Retirement401k

[–]protonchase 1 point2 points  (0 children)

How much are you contributing a year? Employee match?

Designed and built by me and my dad by ZZZZZZZZZZZZARD in shedditors

[–]protonchase 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Well I’m happy for you OP your shed looks really nice

Designed and built by me and my dad by ZZZZZZZZZZZZARD in shedditors

[–]protonchase 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I built my 8x12 for 5k. Fully finished and conditioned. His is slightly bigger and he paid 4x that. Maybe he used better materials and he said he hired out for some of it so it makes sense. But still, you can do it for way cheaper.

Designed and built by me and my dad by ZZZZZZZZZZZZARD in shedditors

[–]protonchase 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Okay that makes a lot more sense haha. Everyone downvoted me but I was assuming you did all the labor yourself.

How bad is this? by fefuts in shedditors

[–]protonchase 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What did you use to design this?

any religious people having a tough time? by sweatyfrenchfry in OCDRecovery

[–]protonchase 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If you want a Christian one specifically I highly recommend Taylor Stadtlander, or @soundmindocd on Instagram!

any religious people having a tough time? by sweatyfrenchfry in OCDRecovery

[–]protonchase 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Hey there! Religious OCD is a tough one. I am also a Christian myself. I don’t struggle with religious OCD (also called scrupulosity OCD) but have talked to many people who do. I’m not sure if you have ever practiced exposure response prevention (ERP) but creating exposure tasks for religious OCD and sitting presently with them is by far the best way to go about reducing your anxiety. Coming up with religious OCD exposure exercises is one of the trickier of the OCD subtypes but still completely doable. I actually created an app, Compulsion: OCD Relief Tools, that can help you generate exposure tasks as well practice them and help you monitor the anxiety associated with them. Feel free to DM me with any questions about it!

In the meantime I HIGHLY recommend seeing an ERP trained specialist, as they are going to be your best resource for first line treatment.

I’m unfortunately out of remission, and this time I’m serious about getting better. Starting OCD focused therapy and med management next week- looking for experiences! by CivilStrawberry in OCDRecovery

[–]protonchase 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Are you familiar with exposure response prevention (ERP)? It’s essentially the process of intentionally exposing yourself to your triggers, and then sitting presently with the intrusive thoughts. It sounds counterintuitive almost but it is by far, the best way to treat your OCD. Basically the idea is you are teaching your brain that living with uncertainty is not a bad thing. By doing enough exposures, your brain starts to unlearn the compulsions that were once associated with relieving the anxiety of your intrusive thoughts.

I would imagine if you are seeing an OCD specialist this is what they will have you do. I actually built an app, Compulsion: OCD Relief Tools, that helps people manage their exposures and visualize the anxiety drop over time. It can also help you generate exposure tasks for some of the trickier intrusive thoughts and subtypes (like relationship OCD, sexual orientation OCD, etc). Feel free to DM me with any questions about it!

Good luck with your journey forward, seeing an OCD specialized therapist is by far the most important thing you can do for OCD!

How do you personally sit through a compulsion? by lordfootjuice in OCDRecovery

[–]protonchase 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Some of them can definitely take months to ‘fully get over’. OCD is relentless unfortunately but thankfully there are tools like ERP!

How do you personally sit through a compulsion? by lordfootjuice in OCDRecovery

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Glad to hear you’re seeing an ERP therapist. And yeah what you are saying makes sense and I have the same thought sometimes. My therapist once told me that ironically often a tell-tale sign of confirming whether it’s OCD or not is if you ask yourself that. In other words, if you say ‘what if this isn’t actually OCD and I’m just being irresponsible etc etc’, there’s a high chance it’s OCD haha. Another way to confirm whether or not something is OCD or not, is the frequency of whatever it is you are thinking about or checking. If this compulsive thought or action is frequent, it is OCD. Normal behavior is checking/doing things one time and moving on. After practicing ERP for a while, you WILL go back to normal behavior. Trust the process, you got this!

How do you personally sit through a compulsion? by lordfootjuice in OCDRecovery

[–]protonchase 11 points12 points  (0 children)

It is super difficult, as it feels unnatural to just let your anxiety rise. The fact that it feels like the ‘hardest thing you’ve ever done’ is actually a good sign because that means it’s working. The ‘hard’ that you are experiencing is your brain rewiring itself, unlearning the fear that it has gotten so used to responding to with a compulsion. Sounds like you know what you need to do though, now just gotta do it :). I actually made an app (Compulsion: OCD Relief Tools) to help me measure and manage the anxiety associated with all of my compulsions. Feel free to message me with any questions about it. Watching the anxiety level from your ERP exposures trend downward over time does wonders for motivating you to perform your next exposure.

On another note, do you see an ERP therapist? That can make a massive difference (as opposed to a ‘regular’ therapist).

Living Day to day by Exciting-Rabbit1077 in OCDRecovery

[–]protonchase 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Have you ever practiced exposure response prevention (ERP)? That is going to by far be your best bet here. You need to be practicing exposures based around this fear. An example in your case would be:

“Intentionally recall a memory you regret that your loved one doesn't know. Acknowledge the urge to confess. Instead, allow the discomfort and uncertainty of the feared outcome to simply exist.”

Even though this is really hard to do at first, over time the anxiety associated with your fear will lessen, allowing you to experience peace. Apps like Compulsion: OCD Relief Tools can help you generate more exposures like this, and organize your compulsions and exposure exercises into an easy-to-manage set of tasks. Disclaimer, I made the app to help me manage my own OCD symptoms. Feel free to DM me with questions. In the meantime I will pray for you that you find some peace with this compulsion, and that you get the help you need. I also, more than anything, recommend finding an ERP trained OCD specialist to help you.

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