That's a great attitude you have blu

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!

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!

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?

I do that too now, but it took me years to finally figure this out

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!

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.

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

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.

hypnotherapy helped a friend of mine. Try looking for a good hypnotherapist.

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

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!

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

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
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Fyi john and blu, I enjoy reading your exchanges here

Thanks Cece Speaking of which, what's new Blu?
Hope you are both doing well!

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

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.....

Sorry to hear about your rough stretch blu Good to see you back Vicodin can be real addictive but sometimes you need it to get through those surgeries so I hope you are feeling a lot better now and through with all of your surgeries. I'm doing pretty well but occasionally hit a rough stretch myself but they seem to be much shorter and lower intensity thanks to the tools I have at my disposal now like the tea form. All in all life is good right now for me. Thanks for asking and keep your updates coming too