Daily Check-In

[mecurtin]

This is your check-in post for today. The poll will be open from midnight Universal or Zulu Time (8pm Eastern Time) on Thursday, September 23rd, to midnight on Friday, September 24th (8pm Eastern Time).

Poll #26153 Daily check-in poll

This poll is closed.
Open to: Access List, detailed results viewable to: Access List, participants: 43

How are you doing?

I am OK
29 (67.4%)

I am not OK, but don't need help right now
12 (27.9%)

I could use some help
2 (4.7%)

How many other humans live with you?

I am living single
18 (42.9%)

One other person
17 (40.5%)

More than one other person
7 (16.7%)

Please, talk about how things are going for you in the comments, ask for advice or help if you need it, or just discuss whatever you feel like.

Comments

[lannamichaels]

Does anyone have a list of resources of activities targeted at OCD folks to help reduce getting caught in the loop of obsessive behavior? I'm looking for active strategies to help in the moment, not things like mindfulness or meditiation.

[adafrog]

I don't know any lists, but I use tapping. Tapping on my sternum (originally, when I started), and now I can tap almost anywhere to decrease anxiety. This is an article about it in horses: https://horse-canada.com/magazine/behaviour/ask-us-endotapping/
In humans, you just use two fingers together with a relaxed wrist.

[mific]

These two articles look reasonable. The second one is more general but has some okay advice about which types of distraction are more useful.
https://iocdf.org/expert-opinions/expert-opinion-self-directed-erp/
https://www.sheppardpratt.org/news-views/story/how-to-respond-to-unwanted-obsessive-thoughts/

[lannamichaels]

Thanks, I'll take a look!

[hitokage]

ugh, brain full of bees, running out of cat litter faster than running out of month, had a nasty hypo today while I was trying to make myself breakfast ... oh yeah and one of stepdaughter's rescues crashed out and passed away today, so I'd kinda like a redo on the day please? e_e Or maybe for tomorrow to just, you know, not be such a crappy day from the word go?

[adafrog]

{{{{hugs}}}}

[ride_4ever]

I hear ya. Hope you get that better day tomorrow!

[dewline]

I'm finding more jobs to apply to this week. Still stressed due to financials, health of self and certain relatives, and other issues. The federal election here in Canada seems to have gone as well as I dared to realistically hope, so that stress is reduced somewhat.