Reading Books

OCD, Poem, Trauma 1 Minute

The perennial problem I’ve had,
Once I start to overcome the reading OCD,
(Which is difficult enough,
In itself),

Is an immense burden of guilt,
And regret,
For very quickly,
I start to feel exhilarated,
Through the enjoyment of learning,
And expanding my imagination;

β€”Guilt and regret over the missed opportunities,
Whilst having lived entirely healthily,
(Physically),
β€”All of those books,
That I would have read by now,
Over a period of missed years;

That anxiety, in itself,
Only spurs on the reading OCD,
Which in turn,
Raises anxiety,

β€”It’s a viscious cycle,
One that can only be broken,
By living entirely in the moment,

So that’s what I’m practising.

πŸŒͺ

Published by 𝑹𝒐𝑩𝑰𝑡 πŸͺ

I write poems which are mental health-themed, creative or humourous :). Within mental health I write a lot about: ADHD, OCD, anxiety, autism, emotional traumaβ€” usually with an optimistic slant. My goals for my blog are to give myself a therapeutic, creative outlet whilst also being able to connect with and relate to other people.

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    2. You know the problem really becomes, that living in the moment is painful and undesirable, once my mood has been so flattened, and my head is achingβ€” from all of the muscular tensing and mental reprimanding, etc. All of that just makes everything horrible, so that living in the moment achieves nothing after that point, unless I maintain it for an hour or two.

      Today, I’ve kept it much more at bay, so that at any point returning to the moment again feels good. I reached the point where I just became so distressed I gave up, my goals have reduced and now everything is easier.

      I’ve also taken some valerian tablets about 2 hours ago, so I’m waiting to see if they help! They’ll at least be giving me a little placebo πŸ˜‰.

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