Dealing with Perfectionism

Do you aim to succeed or are you afraid of failing? Seriously. Think about it. I know we are. Perfectionism is just a habit. So what if you're a try hard perfectionist? Trying harder isn't helping you. Its happened to all of us! You try something very hard and it leads to failure and then you beat yourself up. Then after beating yourself up you try harder. Guess what? It's a cycle. Work up the courage to try something way different from perfection!! You can guarantee it will be better but it's worth a try! Don't lose your life to trying to be perfect! It's impossible. 

OCD is like a Horror Movie

Sounds bad right? The first few times you watch it, you feel so scared you could die. But if you force yourself to watch it over and over again, it's less scary. You know the twists and turns of the movie and are prepared for what's about to happen. So stay strong! Remember that the thoughts in your head are just a TV screen, NOT YOU! :)

Perfect

While at the International OCD Conference, we at TWAARP listened to a  lecture given by Dr. Patrick B. McGrath. During the lecture he said "Practice makes perfect right? Wrong! Practice does not make perfect. There is no such thing as perfect. Perfect is an opinion. Practice makes routine. Routines can be modified. Some work for you and some do not. The goal of therapy is to modify the ones that aren't working for you. Meaning if you are not perfect you will succeed!" 

OCD Conference

This weekend our TWAARP group is visiting the International OCD Convention in Atlanta, GA!! Wow who knew there were so many stress balls?! If your here give us a shout out here on our blog or on our website: wix.twaarp.com 

Stay Strong

Keep pushing. Things will get better soon!

Keep Going

“Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.” 

 - Winston Churchill

You Are Strong

You are strong. Keep fighting. Things will get better! <3