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Old May 22, 2014, 10:24 AM
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Have you tried volunteering? It's a great way to get your thoughts off yourself.

Also, you need to use what I call "stopped thinking", It's what helped me overcome sort of the same obsessive thoughts. Every time I would start to think of that person I would say "stop thinking" and think about something else. If the thoughts persisted I would do the same thing again. If I was alone I would say it out loud. It takes time, but you have to give up the fanatsy life you have developed. It's not easy, but you can do it.
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Thanks for this!
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