How To Stop Obsessing

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Obsessive thoughts can range from constantly thinking about your weight to worrying about whether you turned off all the appliances before leaving the house. Here are some ways to stop those persistent thoughts.

To complete this How-To you will need:

A proactive approach
A support group (optional)
A psychotherapist (optional)
Medication (optional)

Warning: If your obsessive thoughts are affecting your ability to function in your work and relationships, seek professional help.

Step 1: Be determined to overcome your problem

Remind yourself your obsessive thoughts represent an anxiety problem, and struggling with them does not mean you lack character or willpower.

Step 2: Identify your areas of vulnerability

Identify your fears and doubts, because doing so can release some of their power over you.

Tip: It may help to sit down and write a detailed list of your concerns.

Step 3: Stop obsessing, start addressing

Being addressing the worries and fears that trigger your obsessive thinking. For example, if you're obsessed with the thought that your boss hates you, speak to them, and if necessary, clear the air.

Step 4: Forget what you can't fix

Accept that some things you obsess about are out of your control.

Tip: Remind yourself that most of what you dread never comes to pass, and we allow what is good to be ruined by what was or what might be.

Step 5: Join a support group

Check out a support group online or in your area to share and cope with others in dealing with and overcoming obsessive thoughts.

Step 6: Get professional help

If you've done what you can on your own, but you still can't stop obsessing, consider seeking professional help. Cognitive behavioral therapy is often effective, and so is medication.

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[izzle8103]

0:56 eaten by a shark wtf?!

[RattleheadAnthony]

Step 1: Kill her.

[Maroon5Lover15]

your eyebrows dont match you hair...

[RealmEternal]

I do it with drugs and alcohol.

[sysrq120]

Step 1,2,3,4,5...stop being stupid,and pull your own head out of your arse.Its planet earth not planet you.

[mrkurmis]

please kill me

[4i4l4u4v4c4p4]

@TonieandPeanut xD yea me to... anyways i gtg, talk to you later ^^

[4i4l4u4v4c4p4]

@TonieandPeanut not Hatsune Miku, Hatsune Mikuo, her brother. i just randomly thought it xD but i gotta admit... MeikoxMiku would look cute... but then there would be no more MikuxKaito... unless if it was MeikoxMikuxKaito :O

[4i4l4u4v4c4p4]

@TonieandPeanut xD im gonna see it now x3 and ikr? :D i support KaitoxMiku RinxLen LukaxGakupo.. and poor meiko is all alone D: MeikoxMikuo maybe?

[4i4l4u4v4c4p4]

@TonieandPeanut no not yet, idk when i will, soon maybe. im trying to help a friend, but have you seen My Wife always Pretends to be Dead when I get home by kaito? it supports KaitoxMiku :3 and len looks kinda hot xD

[4i4l4u4v4c4p4]

@TonieandPeanut xD ikr? have you seen Spice by Len Kagamine? (if you havent.... i gotta warn you... you will pass out from blood loss :D)

[4i4l4u4v4c4p4]

@TonieandPeanut as long as my boyfriend dosnt go gay then im good :D but who wouldnt? i mean... cmon... there just so hot ^///^