OCD and being Stuck on Pause (2023-11-12)
I now finished reading Stuck On Pause https://pdrecovery.org/stuck-on-pause/
Unlike with post # 24 about Recovery from Parkinson’s, I did write post # 26 before I finished this book. Stuck on Pause repeats much of what is said in Recovery from Parkinson’s. While there are still many references to PD, it addresses a wider audience in a more compressed form (about 170 pages less).
I found this book especially helpful for people dealing with OCD (negative circular thinking). The techniques to deal with OCD are very helpful to get off the internal Hamster Wheel. After having presented all the necessary theory, Dr. Hadlock explains why she repeats herself often throughout the book. She observed that many people “don’t get it” the first time round, but eventually get it after she rephrased the same instructions and explanations many times. Because of this, she does no longer talk about it, but just tells people to read her books.
A few pages before finishing Stuck on Pause I realized how much I would have missed, if I would not have read it to the end. In my case, OCD was a major contributor to remain stuck on pause and therefore manifest Parkinson’s symptoms. In my previous post I mentioned how something has clicked and that I got my energy back. Throughout Stuck on Pause Dr. Madlock emphasizes the importance of integrating the practice of “Duologue” with the “Friend” all and every day. So far (and I don’t see why it should ever end) I find this to be a lot of fun and creates many laughs.
I am emphasizing reading the whole thing, because I can see in the statistics how few people actually read my posts and musings. And I suspect that like with the videos on my YouTube channel, the majority clicks off after about 10 seconds. Maybe 10% listen to the end, while the average listening time is between 40 and 60 seconds. Reading a complete post or listening to a complete recording seems to be quite outlandish. So if you managed to read to this point, let me know by clicking a Like. Thank you.
PS. I now (2023-11-14) have completed a whole week of walking an average of 6 km per day without any signs of fatigue.
Here is the link to the website which has all the information that helped me switch off Pause and with it Parkinson’s.
Parkinson’s Recovery Project
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