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Old Apr 25, 2015, 11:48 PM
nr47 nr47 is offline
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I think this is OCD. I used to do the same thing man. I hated it though - it just felt like I was going way too far with one thing. Now, I work out a few times a week...and enjoy what I do. I'll go to the gym maybe 1x a week for weights - otherwise, it's basketball, rock climbing, or a group fitness class. Do you enjoy all the counting calories, eating healthy, and the many different kinds of exercise you're doing? If not, I'd say it's OCD. Try using a Pleasure Predicting Sheet. Basically, you schedule activities in one column, and in another column, write who you are with. If you are by yourself, write: self. In the next column, put the % pleasure you derived from the activity. If you see that your exercises are hitting 70-80-90-100%, you don't have an issue...you're just enthusiastic as hell. If you see 20-30%, you may be making yourself do it...for no good reason. You could be doing more fun and productive things.

I think you're going over on the nutrition part. I used to do something similar, but I became unhealthily underweight. That's when I saw that I was being OCD about this.

If you're talking about this a lot with people, it's because you have unanswered questions about your working out, etc. You're probably asking them questions - if you're not involving them in your doubt, then you're just enthusiastic...but I can't see that as being the case - because I've had similar issues. Just recently, I was talking to like 6 people about dancing, and how to dance. Because I have doubts about how to dance (I used to be a choreographer). I'm seeking knowledge that I already know, or have questions I don't need to answer. The doubt is the problem, the uncertainty. You and I need to get comfortable with doubt and uncertainty. ERP is good for that.....if you can't or don't want to go to a therapist or psychologist, find a book online on Amazon with good reviews for OCD and depression. Good luck man
Thanks for this!
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