Author: Danial
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Step 4: Accepting Negative Emotions and Staying Grounded in the Present Moment
There came a time when I realized that my recovery from OCD wasn’t just about resisting intrusive thoughts — it was about how I responded to the feelings they created.At first, I fought those emotions. I wanted them gone as fast as possible. But over time, I understood something deeper: I needed to accept the…
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Step 2: Staying Present — How Focusing on the Moment Helped Me Stay Free from Obsessive Thoughts
After I learned to delay my obsessive thoughts, the next challenge was to keep my mind from falling back into them.That’s where the second step of my recovery began — learning to stay present in the moment. I realized that whenever I got caught in the past or the future, my mind became the perfect…
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How I Treated My OCD Without Medication: The Method I Created Myself
In this article, I want to share my personal story — how I managed to completely recover from OCD without medication or professional therapy. I developed a method on my own, based on observation, patience, and faith. When My Thoughts Wouldn’t Leave Throughout my life, I occasionally had intrusive thoughts that bothered me for a…
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How Is OCD Treated?
As someone who has personally recovered from obsessive-compulsive disorder, I want to share what I’ve learned about the main treatment options for OCD. But before we begin, I should say this: I didn’t recover through any of these conventional methods. I found my own way — a very different one — and at the end…
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My Journey with OCD: From Personal Struggle to Understanding the Science
Introduction Living with obsessive–compulsive disorder (OCD) can feel like being trapped in a maze that you built yourself but can’t escape from. Before I ever asked “What is OCD?” in a scientific sense, I had already lived it. In this article, I want to share two sides of the same story: my own understanding of…