The Bottom of a Deep Dark Well

It's like being trapped at the bottom of a deep dark well and trying to think yourself out of the situation…
 
Here I am in the dark, just thinking and thinking and thinking a bit more. Surely I will work out how to help myself sooner or later, I just need to think about it some more. I know, I’ll get some rest and then have a think about it once I’ve woken up. Hey guess what, I’m still thinking very hard about how to solve my problem but I’m also still at the bottom of the well in the dark. Well, there is some light coming from up there somewhere. I guess I could start trying to get there but then again I could always just sit here, at the bottom of the well and do some more thinking. The more I think about it, the more I think I wasn’t thinking about it properly last time. Yes, this time I will think about it differently. This time I will think positively, because after all a good attitude is everything! I was being way too negative before, yes I’ll think differently. OK I’ve been thinking more positively and I definitely feel that I am closer to getting out but looking around me it’s still dark and I’m still on this cold damp floor in the dark and feeling pretty miserable. Well I’m kind of pretending that I’m feeling upbeat as I know that’s what you’re supposed to do, but really if I stopped to be honest for a second, I would find that I am still very unhappy. Hmmm, this thinking just isn’t working. Damn, I need to come at this from a totally different angle, just need to think about what that could be ….
 
No amount of thinking about the problem will help you. 
 
It may make things worse but it won’t make things better because sometimes you just have to ‘do’ things in order to get out of a fix and ROCD and OCD is one of those times.  Sometimes you just have to figure out an action plan and 'do'.
Action can come in many ways: booking an appointment with an ERP or CBT specialist, going to the local GP and explaining what is going on with you. It could be just telling a close friend what you are experiencing and that you are at the end of your tether. You could join an OCD action group or just dip your toe in the water by attending a meeting. But, whatever you do, doing is where it’s at. So please I implore you… go… do.