Stick up for yourself
Your needs matter. If you don’t value yourself, look out for yourself, and stick up for yourself, you’re sabotaging yourself.
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August 22, 2014
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Hand mirror by Desi
Be honest with yourself
Be honest about what’s right, as well as what needs to be changed. Be honest about what you want to achieve and who you want to become. Be honest with every aspect of your life, always.
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August 21, 2014
I have a bright idea! by Nic Taylor
Problems can disappear with action
It isn’t your problems that define you, but how you react to them and recover from them. Problems will not disappear unless you take action. Do what you can, when you can, and acknowledge what you’ve done.
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August 20, 2014
Mirror by Allen Skyy
The only way to achieve self-love is to love yourself
“We can’t hate ourselves into a version of ourselves we can love.” – Lori Deschene
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August 16, 2014
Monroe County Nurse Practitioner by WFIU Public Radio
What treatment is available for OCD?
You can see your GP about getting an OCD assessment. Your treatment programme is likely to involve behavioural therapy (to change the way you behave and reduce your anxiety) and
medication (to control your symptoms).
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August 15, 2014
OCD Hangers by King Huang
Don’t feel embarrassed about your OCD
Many people with OCD do not report their symptoms to their GP because they feel ashamed or embarrassed. They may also try to disguise their symptoms from family and friends. However, if you have OCD, you should not feel ashamed or embarrassed. Like diabetes or asthma, OCD is a chronic (long-term) health condition, and it is not your fault you have it.
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August 14, 2014
OCD Hangers by King Huang
OCD: an example
An example of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder is when a person who fears becoming contaminated with dirt and germs may wash their hands 50 times a day, or may have the urge to repeat an action multiple times to try to “neutralise” the thought.
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August 13, 2014
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Breathe into difficult emotions
Use your body to help with difficult emotions. Accept they are there then breathe into them, relax large muscles and focus your eyes outwards on your environment.
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August 12, 2014
Anger ! by Craig Sunter
There is a difference between feeling emotions and acting on them
There is a big difference between feeling an emotion, and acting on it. It is okay to feel hurt or angry; it is not okay to intentionally hurt others.
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August 10, 2014
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Allow yourself to feel your feelings
When something sad happens, allow yourself to feel the sadness without over-analysing. It will pass. Increasing your capacity to tolerate your feelings without repression is important.
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August 9, 2014