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OCD Testimonial
This is a testimonial from my friend who is now living a normal life after suffering OCD for twenty years. His case was the basis of the article How to Get Rid of Unwanted Thoughts.
© Axel Cardenas
“I have known Mike since our children were about five. I had suffered with O.C.D. for a long time since my mid-twenties.
I confided in Mike about my anxieties and thoughts on food. He advised me how to deal with this. I couldn’t believe that it could be so simple, so I continued for years more trying to solve the problem, to rationalize it, only making things worse and worse…
Even with a psychologist and Mike advising me how to get better I continued to give the problem more and more attention.
Many anti-depressants later, even anti-psychotic drugs I was in a worse situation than ever, on the verge of losing my job, home, sanity and daughter. I had to try something else… Read more
Is the Habit Guide Diet Suitable for Type 2 Diabetics?
John asks…
“Can type 2 diabetics do a diet with all the fruit and juice?”
© Frerieke
The Habit Guide diet does not have any juice in it. I wouldn’t recommend juice for diabetics or anyone else.
There is fruit which is eaten as a starter or blended into a smoothie.
Fruit is a low-med glycemic food although you would probably want to stay away from bananas, grapes and dates and so on for the time being…
Fruit sugar is a combination of fructose and glucose and the fructose has to be converted by the liver, hence the low glycemic values. Also the fiber in fresh, whole fruit slows down the absorption of the sugar.
The fruit in the Habit Guide diet is spaced out over the day… Read more
How to Overcome Fear of Spiders
Susie asks…
“Can Habit Guide be used to overcome fear of spiders?”
© ronny-andre
The answer is yes, with a bit of extra “application” detail. A lot would depend on the severity of the phobia and the aim — what is the outcome wanted?
But let’s assume a general case…
First, you have to deconstruct any belief that is helping to fuel the overreaction. Basically — what are the FACTS?
Where I live spiders cannot hurt anybody so the facts are very simple. In other parts of the world, some spiders are harmful so then we’re into “risk assessment” — and comparing that risk to things they don’t over react to, other life risks. Think about the facts little and often to bed them in well… Read more
How Did Habit Guide Come About?
© margolove
One day at work something HIT ME like a ton of bricks. It was one of those pivotal moments we have in life. I was soldering — I was an electrical engineer and my head started swimming.
In only a couple of seconds I became disoriented and straight away was lost in a fog that was to last for 13 years…
I was scared; suddenly I couldn’t function, couldn’t focus and couldn’t do normal things like drive the car.
I shut MY WHOLE LIFE down. It was a knee-jerk reaction that was probably the wrong move but I didn’t know what else to do. I lost everything and I mean… EVERYTHING… Read more
