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jmnixon95
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09 Jun 2011, 7:02 pm

What do you do when you get anxious over an obsession?

Does anyone have any sort of "calming" mechanisms?



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09 Jun 2011, 7:14 pm

If by obsessions you mean autistic special interests that give a lot of happiness, theres nothing I can do

If by obsessions you mean OCD style obsessions then theres..still not a lot I do.


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09 Jun 2011, 7:16 pm

Anxious over an obsession? I just indulge in my obsessions, which usually constitutes reading a whole lot.

As for dealing with anxiety in general, I used to pour a lot of alcohol down my throat to cope, but that just got me into trouble. I drank heavily from 2006 to early this year and haven't had a drop since it finally got me in jail.

Sounds funny, but masturbation helps. In my experience, it's impossible to feel anxiety of any kind after climaxing.

You can try the old "close your eyes and count" trick. It works for me with anger. Sometimes.



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09 Jun 2011, 7:28 pm

An amateur artist, I try to not let the motivation go to waste (depending on the obsession).

I've used my depressing obsessions as motivation for these art pieces/scraps:
http://fatal-noogie.deviantart.com/art/ ... -125629836
http://fatal-noogie.deviantart.com/art/ ... -118238774
http://fatal-noogie.deviantart.com/art/ ... -129030086
http://fatal-noogie.deviantart.com/art/ ... -165840585
http://fatal-noogie.deviantart.com/art/ ... -110772192

and angry obsessions for these:
http://fatal-noogie.deviantart.com/art/ ... -165809739
http://fatal-noogie.deviantart.com/art/ ... -210008270

What kind of obsession(s) do you have?
If that's too personal, then what kind of emotional symptoms do you have to your obsession?


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09 Jun 2011, 8:08 pm

My autistic obsessions are a big source of happiness for me. :)


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15 Jun 2011, 2:59 pm

Obsessions that is me right there. I excessively print pictures of my current obsessions and carry the pictures around.

My huge one was transformers, all day everyday.



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15 Jun 2011, 3:21 pm

I don't like obsessing over things that make me anxious, and that happens quite a bit.



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15 Jun 2011, 4:05 pm

I usually just keep myself occupied by surfing the internet. Sometimes I might go to sleep and hope to wake up feeling better.


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