Due to therapy and my reading on OCD, one thing that I've realized that I'm struggling with is being kind to myself and having some self-compassion. If I think about some of the situations that I've been in, I would have compassion for someone else, but I just beat myself up about the situation when it applies to myself. I ran across this blog post by Shala Nicely recently:
She knows what it is like living with OCD and how insidious and demeaning the condition can be. It beats us down, and it is no wonder that we struggle with self-compassion.
Does anyone have any good resources to offer on the topic of self-compassion or a good way to try to start being kinder to ourselves?
If people are willing, what did you score in the online assessment that she links to? I'll post my own scores later when I have a little more time. Here's the link to the self-compassion assessment:
I have been doing somewhat better. Part of that is choosing what to focus on. I've been trying to focus on what I can control and not the things that I feel are going wrong. I've been posting in ways that are helpful and not focusing on what is going wrong with my OCD. Still certainly a struggle, but I'm doing what I can and trying to focus on my ERP and trusting the process.
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