Word Association

[Isla Scotts]

Oh how to explain this... Ok whenever i get the feeling of lonliness or
longing less than a second later in my head I "say" Glenn (my first love
of seven years) and say his name in my head several times then obsess
over that my brain does it compulsively and I cannot stop it. I have
virtually stopped most of my physical manifestations of OCD but can't
get rid of the mental. It is an instant reflex, like scratching an itch.
I know that I have other word associations but this one bothers me
because he is an ex, and you would think I would get over him already.
Everyone gets these feelings and shtufff but this being a daily thing is
starting to get to me. I wonder if I could condition myself to "say"
another word like bacon or something. Any other suggestions besides
transfering the compulstion to another word? And does anyone else have
this problem? Going to bed saying in my head Glenn, Glenn, Glenn, Glenn,
Glenn etc. is really starting to make me mad.

[Zorg]

Post by Isla Scotts
Oh how to explain this... Ok whenever i get the feeling of lonliness or
longing less than a second later in my head I "say" Glenn (my first love
of seven years) and say his name in my head several times then obsess
over that my brain does it compulsively and I cannot stop it. I have
virtually stopped most of my physical manifestations of OCD but can't
get rid of the mental. It is an instant reflex, like scratching an itch.
I know that I have other word associations but this one bothers me
because he is an ex, and you would think I would get over him already.
Everyone gets these feelings and shtufff but this being a daily thing is
starting to get to me. I wonder if I could condition myself to "say"
another word like bacon or something. Any other suggestions besides
transfering the compulstion to another word? And does anyone else have
this problem? Going to bed saying in my head Glenn, Glenn, Glenn, Glenn,
Glenn etc. is really starting to make me mad.

'Glenn' is okay, but whatever you do, you mustn't think about pink
elephants.

Zorg

[Joanna]

I used to do this allllll the time. It can drive you nuts when your trying
to concentrate on something else. Before medication, any conversation I had
with whoever about whatever would trigger a memory and I would start talking
about what I remember about whatever it is that's popped into my head. Or,
I''m talking to someone and they mention something and they keep talking but
I'm still mulling over the first thing they mentioned

Example: I run into a lady from church while out shopping. she mentions
the homemade ice-cream we will make for the 'Young Friends" picnic. She
keeps talking and I'm standing there smiling and noding. In my head
however, I'm INTENSLY remembering getting grape sherbet on a sugar cone from
the ice-cream shop that used to be in the middle of the mall. I can
remember what clothes I had on, who I was with, the weather, what I shopped
for, what things looked like....

I've been known to be an air head, a daydreamer. Now ya know why.
People say I forget things all the time. I don't think I ever heard 1/2 of
what was said in the first place. : ) I'm too busy saying grape sherbet
over and over while remembering eating it, and where, with who, the
surroundings.....

How do I get it to stop? I couldn't get it to stop so I started taking my
medicine. I'm alot better now and can remember most of what people say. I
still have days when I repeat things in my head. The difference between now
and then is that I'm able to say STOP! when it gets uncomfortable. It is
easier to manage the disorder. I couldn't do that before without help.
Peace,
Joanna




"Isla Scotts" <***@bellsouth.net> wrote in message news:b%kQc.7949$***@bignews5.bellsouth.net...
And does anyone else have

Post by Isla Scotts
this problem? Going to bed saying in my head Glenn, Glenn, Glenn, Glenn,
Glenn etc. is really starting to make me mad.

[Loz]

Post by Isla Scotts
Oh how to explain this... Ok whenever i get the feeling of lonliness or
longing less than a second later in my head I "say" Glenn (my first love
of seven years) and say his name in my head several times then obsess
over that my brain does it compulsively and I cannot stop it. I have
virtually stopped most of my physical manifestations of OCD but can't
get rid of the mental. It is an instant reflex, like scratching an itch.
I know that I have other word associations but this one bothers me
because he is an ex, and you would think I would get over him already.
Everyone gets these feelings and shtufff but this being a daily thing is
starting to get to me. I wonder if I could condition myself to "say"
another word like bacon or something. Any other suggestions besides
transfering the compulstion to another word? And does anyone else have
this problem? Going to bed saying in my head Glenn, Glenn, Glenn, Glenn,
Glenn etc. is really starting to make me mad.

My OCD is mostly mental and I havent got a clue how to control it :-( The
drugs/therapy just isnt helping that much and I am feeling pretty depressed
about it all......

Lawrence

[Isla Scotts]

Post by Loz
My OCD is mostly mental and I havent got a clue how to control it :-( The
drugs/therapy just isnt helping that much and I am feeling pretty depressed
about it all......
Lawrence

Sometimes it is hard to get through the day when your brain just will
not shut up. I find that it effects me most at bedtime and just before.
It's like im tired and my defnsives are down cause it is just too much
energy to keep em up. On a side note, i have gotten rid of the gas tank
checking behavior... so now all I have left OCD wise is the skin picking
and the word association. And the skin picking will stop when im not
stressed out and depressed anymore... well until i get really stressed
out and depressed again.

[Loz]

Post by Isla Scotts

Post by Loz
My OCD is mostly mental and I havent got a clue how to control it :-( The
drugs/therapy just isnt helping that much and I am feeling pretty depressed
about it all......
Lawrence

Sometimes it is hard to get through the day when your brain just will
not shut up. I find that it effects me most at bedtime and just before.
It's like im tired and my defnsives are down cause it is just too much
energy to keep em up. On a side note, i have gotten rid of the gas tank
checking behavior... so now all I have left OCD wise is the skin picking
and the word association. And the skin picking will stop when im not
stressed out and depressed anymore... well until i get really stressed
out and depressed again.

I know exactly what you mean about your brain not shutting up... I'm also
worse when tired or stressed. This damn OCD is really getting me down.....

Take Care

Lawrence

[Joanna]

I was riding the bus to the library this afternoon. My brain was racing
with the same thoughts over and over. I just wanted to scream out SHUT
UP! but I didn't. I have been stressed out with my son. He ODed on
Kolonapin last week. He didn't mean to but he did none the less. It was
bad. It's mid-terms with this quaarter of college work. I'm anxiously
anticipating going to court on the 20th of this month to finalize my
divorce. I'm really blah too and all the while I must keep up my studies.
I wish I could meet a hunky guy and ....
Joanna

Post by Loz

Post by Isla Scotts

Post by Loz
My OCD is mostly mental and I havent got a clue how to control it :-(

The

Post by Isla Scotts

Post by Loz
drugs/therapy just isnt helping that much and I am feeling pretty

depressed

Post by Isla Scotts

Post by Loz
about it all......
Lawrence

Sometimes it is hard to get through the day when your brain just will
not shut up. I find that it effects me most at bedtime and just before.
It's like im tired and my defnsives are down cause it is just too much
energy to keep em up. On a side note, i have gotten rid of the gas tank
checking behavior... so now all I have left OCD wise is the skin picking
and the word association. And the skin picking will stop when im not
stressed out and depressed anymore... well until i get really stressed
out and depressed again.

I know exactly what you mean about your brain not shutting up... I'm also
worse when tired or stressed. This damn OCD is really getting me down.....
Take Care
Lawrence

[Loz]

Joanna

You're very strong to be dealing with all this as well as you do...

Take Care

Lawrence

Post by Joanna
I was riding the bus to the library this afternoon. My brain was racing
with the same thoughts over and over. I just wanted to scream out SHUT
UP! but I didn't. I have been stressed out with my son. He ODed on
Kolonapin last week. He didn't mean to but he did none the less. It was
bad. It's mid-terms with this quaarter of college work. I'm anxiously
anticipating going to court on the 20th of this month to finalize my
divorce. I'm really blah too and all the while I must keep up my studies.
I wish I could meet a hunky guy and ....
Joanna

Post by Loz

Post by Isla Scotts

Post by Loz
My OCD is mostly mental and I havent got a clue how to control it :-(

The

Post by Isla Scotts

Post by Loz
drugs/therapy just isnt helping that much and I am feeling pretty

depressed

Post by Isla Scotts

Post by Loz
about it all......
Lawrence

Sometimes it is hard to get through the day when your brain just will
not shut up. I find that it effects me most at bedtime and just before.
It's like im tired and my defnsives are down cause it is just too much
energy to keep em up. On a side note, i have gotten rid of the gas tank
checking behavior... so now all I have left OCD wise is the skin picking
and the word association. And the skin picking will stop when im not
stressed out and depressed anymore... well until i get really stressed
out and depressed again.

I know exactly what you mean about your brain not shutting up... I'm also
worse when tired or stressed. This damn OCD is really getting me down.....
Take Care
Lawrence

[John Smith]

Loz,
As the Irish say, I'm sorry for your troubles. I hope it will pass.

J

Post by Loz
My OCD is mostly mental and I havent got a clue how to control it :-( The
drugs/therapy just isnt helping that much and I am feeling pretty depressed
about it all......
Lawrence

[Loz]

Thanks John

I hope it will too but atm I feel as if i am banging my head against a wall
and getting nowhere fast.....

Take Care

Lawrence

Post by John Smith
Loz,
As the Irish say, I'm sorry for your troubles. I hope it will pass.
J

Post by Loz
My OCD is mostly mental and I havent got a clue how to control it :-( The
drugs/therapy just isnt helping that much and I am feeling pretty

depressed

Post by Loz
about it all......
Lawrence

[Sprocket]

Post by Isla Scotts
Oh how to explain this... Ok whenever i get the feeling of lonliness or
longing less than a second later in my head I "say" Glenn (my first love
of seven years) and say his name in my head several times then obsess
over that my brain does it compulsively and I cannot stop it. I have
virtually stopped most of my physical manifestations of OCD but can't
get rid of the mental. It is an instant reflex, like scratching an itch.
I know that I have other word associations but this one bothers me
because he is an ex, and you would think I would get over him already.
Everyone gets these feelings and shtufff but this being a daily thing is
starting to get to me. I wonder if I could condition myself to "say"
another word like bacon or something. Any other suggestions besides
transfering the compulstion to another word? And does anyone else have
this problem? Going to bed saying in my head Glenn, Glenn, Glenn, Glenn,
Glenn etc. is really starting to make me mad.

Having a word going through your mind all day wouldn't matter if it
didn't bother you. In fact, if it no longer bothered you, it would very
likely go away!

So instead of trying to block out or replace the word, you could try to
change the way you feel about the word being there, so that it no longer
bothers you. For example, by remembering that Glenn is a name shared by
a lot of different people - not just your ex.! Or that Glenn doesn't
have to be a name at all, like the glens of Scotland.

Just a thought, but it might be worth a try.

Dave

[John Smith]

Physical manifestations now under control here too, only thoughts and urges
left. I used to auto-think the word 'bomb' if I felt an uncomfortable
feeling such as embarassment.Later I read the phrase "Strong thought to
cover strong feeling" and this made sense to me. Unlike you , the obsession
with the word did not happen, so no thought supression if you see what I
mean. Then it sort of fizzled out. Hope this sheds some light.

J

PS a google of "Strong thought to stall strong feeling" does show anything !

Post by Isla Scotts
Oh how to explain this... Ok whenever i get the feeling of lonliness or
longing less than a second later in my head I "say" Glenn (my first love
of seven years) and say his name in my head several times then obsess
over that my brain does it compulsively and I cannot stop it. I have
virtually stopped most of my physical manifestations of OCD but can't
get rid of the mental. It is an instant reflex, like scratching an itch.
I know that I have other word associations but this one bothers me
because he is an ex, and you would think I would get over him already.
Everyone gets these feelings and shtufff but this being a daily thing is
starting to get to me. I wonder if I could condition myself to "say"
another word like bacon or something. Any other suggestions besides
transfering the compulstion to another word? And does anyone else have
this problem? Going to bed saying in my head Glenn, Glenn, Glenn, Glenn,
Glenn etc. is really starting to make me mad.