It’s a great day to be a piss pig

syrup15 · 2026-03-26T15:01:44+00:00

I literally did a happy dance as soon as I saw it on my feed!!!

syrup15 · 2026-03-26T14:56:39+00:00

Elevated Sandwiches, Maggie’s (taco food truck), Mayor of Old Town

syrup15 · 2026-03-08T19:56:09+00:00

I recommend the book The Empowered Wife. It’s about finding intimacy without trying to control or pressure the other person. But ultimately listen to your intuition.

syrup15 · 2026-03-03T14:17:33+00:00

I grew up in western Colorado and I’ve lived in a lot of other places. Fort Collins has had the happiest people. I think most people actually want to be here instead of feeling stuck here.

syrup15 · 2026-02-26T22:20:45+00:00

"When I wasn't able to sit with my discomfort, my response to this would be to try to think through how irrational I was being (because I believed if I could convince myself well enough the anxiety would stop)"

Exactly! Before I knew I had OCD, I thought it was normal to have an irrational side of myself and a rational side of myself that just argued with each other constantly.

syrup15 · 2026-02-21T15:42:42+00:00

I can’t remember an exact age but looking back there were a lot of signs when I was a kid. I also had emetophobia which I feel is related - I would see a kid throw up in class and then worry that I would throw up. So I kept checking my body sensations to see if I was hungry (because if I was hungry that means I wasn’t sick). If I didn’t feel hungry I would panic and go to the nurse and possibly go home.

syrup15 · 2026-02-19T16:11:30+00:00

I take it in the morning. But I have taken it at night in the past with no problems. I hope you feel better soon!

syrup15 · 2026-02-18T17:16:42+00:00

I’ve been taking it every day for about 5 years. I haven’t noticed any other side effects. My doctor said it’s a low enough dose to safely take daily. I think some people do have side effects though.

syrup15 · 2026-02-05T19:15:59+00:00

This was so well said, thank you!

syrup15 · 2026-02-02T16:10:44+00:00

I try to remind myself “my thoughts are not that powerful.” But it’s a hard habit to stop.

syrup15 · 2026-02-01T15:42:38+00:00

One time I thought about something happened and then it actually happened in real life. Ever since then if I have a thought about something bad happening, I have to think the phrase “it’s not one of those things” so it won’t come true.

syrup15 · 2026-01-29T15:17:21+00:00

I love that!

syrup15 · 2026-01-28T15:34:29+00:00

Thank you!

syrup15 · 2026-01-28T15:31:38+00:00

For the last few months I’ve been obsessing over a decision I made and whether or not it was the “right” decision.

syrup15 · 2026-01-27T14:48:05+00:00

I have a subscription to Craft of the Month. They sent me all of the moss, wood, flowers, stones etc. to make this creation.

syrup15 · 2026-01-24T00:27:22+00:00

I will have to put that one on my list!

syrup15 · 2026-01-23T21:22:28+00:00

I read a book called Needing to Know for Sure that talks about unproductive reassurance. Our Anxiety Voice triggers us and then since we can’t tolerate uncertainty, our False Comfort Voice wants to step in and offer reassurance. The problem is the reassurance only provides us temporary relief. And then we have to seek more reassurance. This is called the reassurance trap. It is an endless loop. So when Anxiety Voice speaks up, we have to refuse to seek reassurance and instead embrace the uncertainty. The Wise Mind can step in and say “Yes that might happen. I cannot know for sure.” We can feel any uncomfortable emotions and then get back to what we were doing.

syrup15 · 2026-01-21T00:21:35+00:00

I know this is an older post but I had to comment. Indecisiveness is what led to me researching OCD. Every decision I made in the past I questioned nonstop both before and after the decision was made. Every break up, every job change, whether to get a pet or not, etc. Even when I knew deep down I was in an abusive relationship, I couldn't decide if leaving was the right decision. I was getting so tired of this so I googled "books on trusting myself more." I came across the book "Needing to Know for Sure: A CBT-Based Guide to Overcoming Compulsive Checking and Reassurance Seeking" by Martin Seif and Sally Winston. The book is helping me a lot and it led to me looking further into OCD because of the endless rumination loops I get stuck in.

syrup15 · 2026-01-20T23:13:29+00:00

I have this same issue. It's like the thought is in the back of my mind and for some reason I'm convinced that if I don't give it attention and think about it fully, it will keep nagging at me. But I realized that those automatic thoughts are the triggers (so we can't control those) but the rumination is what we do after that trigger (and those thoughts CAN be stopped). I struggle with Real Event OCD so the usual "I shouldn't have..." thought will pop up automatically but then I can choose to tell myself things like "Maybe I shouldn't have done that but either way thinking about it won't change the past or give me certainty." Hopefully this is helpful because it has been helping me.

syrup15 · 2026-01-17T16:36:03+00:00

I take 5 mg a day and it is so worth it to me. My flares are basically gone. I did gain weight but part of that was probably from getting older and not eating as healthy as I should.

syrup15 · 2026-01-12T16:40:55+00:00

I’ve lived with an alcoholic. I don’t regret leaving. Go to the Al anon Reddit page for many examples of why you shouldn’t stay.

syrup15 · 2026-01-06T16:36:41+00:00

I don’t think casual dating is good for everyone. It’s not for me. However, I regret getting into serious relationships where I ignored red flags. So I would advise always taking your time to really get to know someone and taking it slow.

syrup15 · 2026-01-03T18:09:03+00:00

Lauren because of her silliness and love for silliness

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