I did enjoy the festive feeling that came with the heavy snowfall on Monday. It’s not often London feels like a friendly city but there was such a jovial atmosphere in the pub on Monday, with workers feeling happy they had dodged a day off work and young parents taking the rare opportunity to play with their kids in the snow.
It’s these magic days with your friends that give you the power to stop OCD regaining control of your thoughts. I never want to miss out on fun or adventure because of OCD and life is all about the people you spend it with. It shouldn’t be you stuck at home besieged by tormenting thoughts and rituals, fearing life will never be enjoyable again.
Now that ice has begun to replace the fluffy snow, you will have to be careful not to slip up and hurt yourself. Trawling through a snowstorm to then slip on ice could arguably be a metaphor for being in ‘OCD recovery’. As after the battle of defeating, what often seems, an unstoppable enemy, the last thing you want to do is fall on your ass and slide back under its control.
So I guess my message this week is, “You may not be able to control the things that happen around you but you can fight back to make sure your life isn’t sucked into the storm. “ Anyway, keep up on your feet and get ready for more snow.
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Thanks for this encouraging message. As a person suffering from mostly obsessional O.C.D., I am so thankful for obsession free days and I really take the time to enjoy everything around me. I have relatives in Beckenham,Kent and received some photos of the unprecedented snow fall you received. In Vancouver, we also had record breaking snow. They call this global warming? To all OCD folks out there, I pray that you'll overcome this suffering and it really is suffering. But in the meantime, enjoy those precious and glorious moments of freedom! Keep blogging!
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