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I Have Ocd Without Compulsions, Known As Pure-o

To My Fellow Pure "O" Ers

By: CreativeAndSensitive
Written on September 13th, 2009

Let me be the first to give you all a bug hug for having the courage and strength to seek help when so many people in the past have lived with this condition in silence for many years.

It's not easy being a Pure "O" er, but we do have some common traits that I believe make us very special.  I believe it's our double edge sword of creativity that got us in this whole ordeal in the first place.  If you are like me, you tend to worry about things that are the opposite of who and what you are.  The null feeling of rumination can make the suffering during a bout of Pure "O" continue on beyond what it should.  I have boiled it down to knowing that rumination is the self doubt engine as well.  That is why diversion is so good if you can do it.  Don't let your mind have the time to ruminate.  If you divert early, there will be no time for rumination and without rumination there will be no fuel for the fire...

I am tired tonight and don't have that much energy to write.  However, I want to be here for anyone that is wanting to get rid of the Pure "O" all together.  It is curable and I have done it once.  It was only because of enormous life stress that I got back into the rumination.  

I hope to meet and help anyone who wants to succeed out of this condition,

 

By: CreativeAndSensitive
Age: 41-45
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5 responses
  • Sadgirl1210
    Sadgirl1210

    I would love to get rid of these thoughts more then anything in the world :'(

    Jan 4
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  • AllosEgw
    AllosEgw

    I like this story. It's very briefly and well explaining the mechanism behind what triggers this thing. I know it because I have had it since my youth and never talked about it because it would mean describing the horrific thoughts and I was afraid what people would think about me. I hadn't heard anything about it and I had analyzed all this mechanism and how ruminating about it triggers all this cyclic suffering instead of stopping it. I have known enough about it long ago even before I ever heard that this thing is actually called "Pure-O OCD". Before knowing about it and reading other stories I thought this could be a mental disorder that only me might have because I hadn't heard anyone else talking about it. I was talking about it to people when I knew. Most think I didn't have it because with OCD they imagine some obsessive maniac from As Good As It Gets. I can understand why it can be a disorder where you suffer in silence and nobody would ever guess. Who would risk to describe the horrific thoughts and make people be disgusted of you, especially when it will go in vain?

    Dec 23, 2010
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  • chaudhrygreenfarms
    chaudhrygreenfarms

    Its been a month since i have been having Pure O symptoms.One word to describe it ..'hell' Havent taken any medication ,plan on getting my therapy started,I live in Bombay city and have just started yoga a week back.

    There is a sayin in Japanese ,every problem is an oppurtunity.I am going through the most torid time of my 26years .I have gone through 2 years of real bad depression,alcoholism,family,work,woman troubles.I plan on making this point of my life with this 'OCD and anxiety and depression' a turning one.

    So guys this thing is beatable ,lets get up and beat this thing .there are a lot of people going through what you and me are going through right now.

    Take care.

    Aug 13, 2010
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  • v4silisk4
    v4silisk4

    Thank You for sharing! I have only found out yesterday what my condition is called :( I hope to cure although I understand that it is a very long process. It trully scared me because I was thinking that was going insane but it is nice to have other people share their experience with it and that they make it through.

    Take care

    Mar 3, 2010
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  • iamabelle
    iamabelle

    I realize this is a month old, but I'm just now discovering that I have Pure O. I've suffered from the symptoms for years. I had never heard of it before, and have always been too embarrassed to admit my thoughts to my parents, and to any therapist I've been to.



    I'm going through a rough patch with it at the moment. How were you able to cure it? Were you able to talk about it with your loved ones? I'm afraid mine won't understand.

    Nov 1, 2009
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