RE: Atheism and OCD
May 3, 2014 at 2:08 pm
(This post was last modified: May 3, 2014 at 2:09 pm by Lek.)
As one who also suffers from OCD I can identify with your dilemma. Your mind is constantly reviewing thoughts and it's hard to take a side because as long as there's a 1% chance that another option may be correct you can't let it go. You get full of anxiety because you place the weight of the world on every decision and evaluate it to death. I find it helps to look at things outside of yourself, as people with OCD tend to look inward all the time. Get interested in something practical, help others, and so on. If it starts to ruin the quality of your life, like me, you might need to take other measures. I started taking an anti-depressant (Paxil), which has helped a lot with the anxiety associated with OCD. I'm reading that experts are moving away from medications lately and more toward behavioral therapy. I think a mixture of the two is probably the best. Anyway, I wish you the best.
