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cece7
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Posted: 04-23-07 21:02pm
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That's a great attitude you have blu 
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blulyneguy
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What Else?
Posted: 04-25-07 16:35pm
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What else can you do? Life throws us stuff
and we can bounce back or sit and cry
about it. I choose to move on (counting
objects as I pass 'em!)
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johnR
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Re: What Else?
Posted: 05-04-07 14:35pm
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| blulyneguy
wrote: | | What else can you do? Life
throws us stuff and we can bounce back or
sit and cry about it. I choose to move on
(counting objects as I pass
'em!) |
I like this and couldn't agree more!
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blulyneguy
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Thanks!
Posted: 05-04-07 14:47pm
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I hope this attitude is helpful to people
with OCD or whatever may ail them. I get
down sometimes but for the most part I
just deal with it. I am who I am and I'm
made a certain way. I cannot control my
brain chemicals (although I try with
meds.) so I just go with it. OCD has
helped me have a successful carreer with
numbers and my A.D.D. has helped me see
things others may not. Of course it has
its down sides too but I take it as it
comes. I hope you can use this to your
advantage!
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johnR
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Posted: 05-12-07 13:44pm
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I hope so too. Learning to live in the
present rather than fear everything out in
the future (and out of my control) is what
the cbt exercises taught me how to do.
Like you said before: what else can you
really do?
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cece7
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Re: What Else?
Posted: 05-22-07 12:58pm
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| blulyneguy
wrote: | | What else can you do? Life
throws us stuff and we can bounce back or
sit and cry about it. I choose to move on
(counting objects as I pass
'em!) |
I do that too now, but it took me years to
finally figure this out 
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blulyneguy
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Not Easy
Posted: 05-29-07 11:34am
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I know its not easy to do. Some of us take
years to find this stuff out. Some days it
works and others it does not. The
frustration of the ups and downs gets me
sometimes but for now I choose to tuck it
away in some 'ignore' portion of my brain.
It comes out occasionally when my defenses
are down but I stuff it back in with all
my might. The internal struggle of
neurological issues is by far the worst
part. As my 7 year old said, "it is alot
harder on me (having Tourettes) than it is
on you guys!". I couldn't agree more. The
wisdom of children blows me away and helps
put things in perspective at the right
times. As bad as (we) think we have it,
things could be alot worse! Best wishes to
all. Please keep posting as I would like
to hear about your daily
frustrations/failures/successes as well!
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johnR
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Posted: 06-07-07 16:10pm
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Blu I really enjoy sharing thoughts and
perspectives etc with you and you are very
inspiring. I have gained a lot in reading
your posts and look forward to more of
your insights on here  I could not
agree more about children's viewpoints and
they also embody living in the present.
Things are going well with me right now
and I hope they are for you also! Keep in
touch and be well.
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blulyneguy
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John R And Others....
Posted: 06-07-07 16:24pm
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you're welcome for the upbeat attitude. It
is a fairly new thing for me. About 4
years ago something happened that changed
my way of thinking completely. I used to
be the downer of downers. I could pick out
bad things in winning the lottery! A
'friend' shed some light on some things
and it just clicked on. So for the last 4
years, there is NOTHING I can't do. I
refuse to let something or someone hold me
back. It is extremely hard at times to
stay positive and I do get down, but
usually not for long. I recognize that I
am 'different' and a 'weirdo' but I am
what I am. If someone doesn't like it- oh
well. I am 35 and surprised to be this far
in life honestly. My youth was 'colored'
and out of control. My wife got ahold of
me and that helped control my bad habits,
but not my poor attitude. It took someone
else like me to point out that life is
what you make it. And as bad as I think my
day was, I know that there are people
struggling to walk again, or eat normally,
or just get out of bed. So yeah, sometimes
life sucks- but in the big picture it
ain't so bad. Stay strong out there and
don't let anything stand in your way. No
matter how old or how 'crazy' you are- you
can do it. Baby steps folks. And when you
get knocked down, get up, wipe the blood
off, and go back at it. Ignore the pain
and push. It is what seperates winners
from quitters! My best to all
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ghilliesnstrings
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
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Posted: 06-18-07 18:41pm
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| mike9856746
wrote: | | aliensquale
wrote: | thank you I really
appreciate your help. And yes I too
think underlying stress is the problem,
when I get stressed out my ocd gets much
much worse. Lately I have been having
some health issues in my family, plus I am
going to be quitting my current full time
job to start my own business and I have a
house to pay for so it's really stressing
me all out. I wish there was a pill or
something I could take to help me with all
this stress. Sometimes the stress
gives me heartburn or upset stomach, etc.
Also, I was looking into a vaporizer
myself, any certain one you recommend?
I hear the volcano is the best one?
Thanks again! |
a pill to make it go away you say? Well,
doctors would most likely prescribe you an
anti-depressant or methylphenidate
(ritalin), but that "meth" at the
beginning of the name is no coincidence.
I looked into the effects of people doing
chrystal meth and it's exactly like
ritalin except more exreme. So yeah,
overall i'd not recommend ritalin and
anti-depressants have caused me nothing
but grief.
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Ah, I just have to say that
methylphenidate and methamphetamine
("meth") are vastly different drugs. The
prefix of meth just identifies how many
carbons are involved in either the
substance or a substiuent. Ritalin has 14
carbons for example, where meth has only
ten. Yes, they do both contain
amphetamine (also known as
beta-phenyl-isopropylamine). A huge
difference is that ritalin is an ester,
and meth is not. Chemically, they are far
from the same substance. Yes, ritalin
does have side-effects like everything,
but in the dosages that it ritalin is
usually perscribed, this is not really a
problem. It does become a problem when
people abuse it and use it when they are
not perscribed and in huge amounts.
On that note, Ritalin is used for OCD in
very few cases generally.
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karoloydi
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Location: Philippines
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Posted: 06-26-07 19:30pm
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hypnotherapy helped a friend of mine. Try
looking for a good hypnotherapist.
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johnR
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
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Re: John R And Others....
Posted: 07-13-07 12:49pm
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| blulyneguy
wrote: | | you're welcome for the
upbeat attitude. It is a fairly new thing
for me. About 4 years ago something
happened that changed my way of thinking
completely. I used to be the downer of
downers. I could pick out bad things in
winning the lottery! A 'friend' shed some
light on some things and it just clicked
on. So for the last 4 years, there is
NOTHING I can't do. I refuse to let
something or someone hold me back. It is
extremely hard at times to stay positive
and I do get down, but usually not for
long. I recognize that I am 'different'
and a 'weirdo' but I am what I am. If
someone doesn't like it- oh well. I am 35
and surprised to be this far in life
honestly. My youth was 'colored' and out
of control. My wife got ahold of me and
that helped control my bad habits, but not
my poor attitude. It took someone else
like me to point out that life is what you
make it. And as bad as I think my day was,
I know that there are people struggling to
walk again, or eat normally, or just get
out of bed. So yeah, sometimes life sucks-
but in the big picture it ain't so bad.
Stay strong out there and don't let
anything stand in your way. No matter how
old or how 'crazy' you are- you can do
it. Baby steps folks. And when you get
knocked down, get up, wipe the blood off,
and go back at it. Ignore the pain and
push. It is what seperates winners from
quitters! My best to
all |
Another common sense and inspirational
post blu I never
received a post notification so sorry for
being way overdue in replying to your
great post! I may have taken a different
road but feel like I am in a similar place
now where I am finally more accepting of
who I am and appreciating what I have
instead of dwelling on what I don't have.
It is simply amazing how powerful our
minds are and how simple adjustments at
the way we view things can make such
impacting changes. A few years ago I
probably would not have posted a note on
Friday the 13th because that would have
scared me and been bad luck to do, but now
I know that stuff is all self-fulfilling
because of the way I used to look at it.
Now I focus on all the good things that
happen on Friday the 13ths and realize
that any bad stuff that happens on that
day would have happened regardless of the
date and it was that magnifying focus on
the bad in expectation of bad that made it
seem like an unlucky day. Sorry for
rambling and I hope this post finds you
well 
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blulyneguy
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
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Location: Idaho,
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John R
Posted: 07-13-07 13:39pm
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Good to hear from you. Progress is good.
Keep up the fight. Never say die, etc.
etc. All the cliches in the world are
meaningless unless you look at them, pull
them apart, and put them back together
again. I agree with you- self
fulfilling....Hm. It is amazing when we
'know' something, it is almost a guarantee
it will be that way. Remember- it can be
that way with good things too! Stay strong
brother!
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johnR
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Posted: 08-01-07 19:40pm
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Good to hear you are still progressing!
Loved all the cliches, but you left out my
favorite about leading a horse to water
Take care, stay strong and keep in touch
bro
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wazzyandme
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 06 Aug 2007
Posts: 18
Location: texas
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Can I Suggest
Posted: 08-09-07 19:42pm
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hey this one book changed my mind set
about life as we know it . do you like to
read? hope so it could put your mind at
ease on luck sooth saying ect ..sylvia
browne pick one she has several ....want
to know where she believes heaven really
is ? how about knowing you are the reason
you are the way you are and not even god
will interfere with your chart....hey
humor an ol gal read a little get back to
me
wazzywoman
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cece7
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Posted: 08-16-07 16:55pm
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Fyi john and blu, I enjoy reading your
exchanges here 
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johnR
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Posted: 08-24-07 15:53pm
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Thanks Cece
Speaking of which, what's new Blu?
Hope you are both doing well!
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cece7
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Posted: 09-30-07 11:34am
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You're welcome! I hope you blu start
corresponding again. I used my tea forms
to get out of my head and back to sleep
last night John so thanks again for that
advice 
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blulyneguy
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
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Posts: 334
Location: Idaho,
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I'm Back!
Posted: 10-24-07 11:24am
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Hey john and cece. Just got back again.
Had a LONG rough spell fighting some
demons. How has everyone been? Still
plugging along? Tell me. I'd like to hear
whats new. I had been on Vicodin for
almost a year (due to several surgeries
back to back to back) and didn't quite
realize that I had grown accustomed to it.
Who knew ? Any ways- good for
now. Healthy and alive. Let me know what's
going on..... 
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cece7
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
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Re: I'm Back!
Posted: 10-27-07 20:39pm
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Good
to see you back 