If you have OCD you may well have always been a methodical, accurate and careful person.

Over-generalising usually includes words like never, always and every, so typical examples are: Ill never manage this goal. Im always the one who struggles. Filtering Filtering means selecting one aspect of an experience and focusing on that - and of course for an Anxiety sufferer this is going to mean filtering out the positive and focusing on the negative. While you are in the grip of an Anxiety disorder its easy to think that life would be wonderful and simple if only you werent so anxious. It has taken me the whole of the day. Over-generalising usually includes words like never, always and every, so typical examples are: Ill never manage this goal. Im always the one who struggles. Filtering Filtering means selecting one aspect of an experience and focusing on that - and of course for an Anxiety sufferer this is going to mean filtering out the positive and focusing on the negative. Am I being objective? Having to do the compulsion in a certain way - if a mistake is made, you have to go back to the beginning, and the one with the mistake doesnt count. When the panic attack subsides, the person naturally feels that leaving the situation is the answer - when you leave, the panic stops. The main types are: Anorexia Nervosa - where the person does not eat enough to maintain healthy body weight. If it were humanly possible to remove every ounce of anxiety from an individual, that person wouldnt survive for very long. My brother died three hours after our mothers funeral. Research has shown that most of us are able to have these thoughts without getting upset or obsessed with them - we dont attach any importance to them. Sometimes, however, there may be larger issues to face. It wont hurt you, in fact it will help you. We had sessions twice a week for three weeks until I could tolerate the tape at full volume for 10 minutes. Blustering bully, or evil shadow? Something scary haps, your brain reacts, and sends messages to your body. Accept that you might be wrong about other peoples reasons for behaving as they do. Are you resisting recovery? At the onset of panic, breathe out into the bag, then breathe in from the bag. Qualities needed for self-help Anyone can apply the principles of self-help. Others are kept busy by their Anxiety - OCD in particular can be very time consuming.