I do the door locking thing too. When I was a kid I had to touch the back of my shoes a bunch of times. O.o I don't know what that was all about. XD I had to count. A lot. So many things, too many to mention. I'm just glad that very little bothers me anymore.
I don't get intrusive thoughts very often. I didn't even know that had a name! I had to look it up. XD I think most people have that to some degree though.
I see what you mean. Mental illness is definitely not fun.
Yeah. So sad.
I'm sorry you had to go through that. I went through something very similar. I slept almost nonstop for about 2 years. I wish I was exaggerating.
My ex-husband and son's mental illnesses drove me batty. Then I unexpectedly got my step-daughter full time. I was drowning. I also prayed for release everyday. Now, I'm glad that God didn't listen to me. I had to blow my life up and start over to get better. What made you get better?
Hmmm. Black spots. I don't know what that is. Chows have blue tongues but they don't look like chows. XD
Awww. That's so sweet.
LOL Ray Ray's mom, Fidget, was an obsessive licker. She'd lick the air when she ran out of things to lick. It looked like she was threatening me with her tongue. XD That is a cute memory! Max likes to sneak in french kiss once in a while. I always tell him that the chin is the limit, no mouth. XD
Too cute.
Max's anal glands are bothering him. :/ He usually manages on his own but I think he may have to go to the vet to get them expressed. I hate taking him to the vet! He throws such a tantrum. First, I have to carry him in because he refuses to walk in on his own. Once I get him inside he constantly tries to escape. To top it all off, in order to do anything to him they have to muzzle and restrain him. He is impossible to hold normally. I've never seen anything like it. You know how crocs do that death roll thing? That's Max. He squirms so badly that you can't keep a grip on him. They have to put him in a side-hold to trim his nails. It's to the point that I get anxious when I have to take him to the vet.
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When I want to stop bad things going on in my head I either replace it with something positive, or I just tell myself to knock it off and refuse to listen. It eventually goes away. The more I practice, the better and faster it works.
I'm glad you figured that out and that you had God and everyone else to help you get through it. It can be hard to see the help when we're so mired in the muck of depression. I couldn't see it back then. You figured it out before I did. XD
I need to go swimming soon.
