Beating OCD or Anxiety Starts with Accepting This

So much of anxiety or OCD is the illusion of control. If I do this, then nothing bad will happen. If I wash enough, I won’t get contaminated. If I say this in my head, the discomfort will go away. If I ask this question (again), then I’ll feel reassured. The only problem is we don’t have control. We can’t prevent all bad things from happening, no matter how safe we try to be. We can’t rid ourselves of “contaminations” if OCD says they are still there. We can’t be reassured 100% that it won’t or can’t happen, because there is a chance it can. When we learn that we have less control than what anxiety or OCD wants you to believe, you can be empowered to start to let go. You can let go of that tight grip that gives you a false sense of control. You can let go of the illusion that you are fully at the helm. In this week’s Youtube video I talk to you about how anxiety or OCD lies to you and makes you think you have more control than you do - more control than any of us do. I discuss how when you accept that none of us have control, anxiety, and OCD will lose their power. *** This video is made for educational purposes only and is not intended to replace medical advice. Parents, do you need more support? Here’s are resources I offer parents 👇🏻❤️ Online classes for parents raising kids with anxiety and OCD: https://atparentingsurvivalschool.com Join the AT Parenting Community (A membership designed to support parents raising kids with anxiety or OCD): https://atparentingcommunity.com Sign up for my weekly email newsletter: https://pages.convertkit.com/740ba8cd83/92109b7172 Subscribe to my Podcast: The AT Parenting Survival Podcast https://www.ATparentingsurvival.com/podcast/ Get a free PDF on some of the most common reasons why kids are scared to sleep: PDF short link: Http://bit.ly/sleepfears Get a free PDF on the 15 most common OCD themes parents often miss: https://anxioustoddlers.lpages.co/ocd-pdf/ https://atparentingcommunity.com Online Classes: Handling Difficult Behavior in Kids with Anxiety or OCD Http://www.ATparentingsurvivalschool.com/p/difficult-behavior Crush Social Anxiety (for adults too)! Http://www.ATparentingsurvivalschool.com/p/crush-social-anxiety Teach Kids to Crush Anxiety Http://www.ATparentingsurvivalschool.com/p/crush-anxiety OCD class: Parenting Kids with OCD Http://www.ATparentingsurvivalschool.com/p/child-ocd Crushing Moral OCD Http://www.ATparentingsurvivalschool.com/p/moral-ocd Resources: For more support parenting a child with anxiety or OCD visit: http://www.ATparentingSurvival.com Ultimate list of helpful anxiety products: https://www.ATparentingsurvival.com/reduce-child-anxiety/ To join my private Facebook group visit: https://www.facebook.com/groups/ATparentinganxiouskids/ For my anxiety books visit: https://www.amazon.com/Natasha-Daniels/e/B011K5IIWA https://www.ATparentingsurvival.com/parenting-anxious-kids-ebook/ Other social places I hang out: http://www.facebook.com/ATparentingSurvival http://www.pinterest.com/ATparentingSurvival http://www.instagram.com/ATparentingSurvival http://www.twitter.com/Parentingsurvival