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arfie
arfie

I have been in psychotic crisis for the past week or so. I think I am holding steady, but my psychotherapy tool box is getting quite a workout. Some of the details are in my journal if anybody believes they are pertinent.


The yaddah I am discussing here is a potential psychotherapy tool that fits well into a gardening scheme, as well. During this crisis I have been using it to level the dirt floor of a big, long neglected old barn, but it works the same as when I use it in a garden. I started calling it, "Rake Chi" while I was encouraging "Tai Chi" discussions without any real interest in joining classes.


Several of my therapy supporters have calls my compulsive raking, "OCD." I am compulsive enough about it that I usually carry at least a hand rake with me at all times.


Any thoughts? Am I making sense? For sure I haven't found clear or concise words for ^it^.

Group FounderSeamus
Seamus
Hmmm, could you stop by my place before you lose your rake? I have tons of grass and dead weeds to rake up after mowing.

Oh....your rake is like your comfort tool. Stay with it, till your to bored with it.

Of course..... if you start taking it to bed with you. You have a more serious problem. Please call: 1-800-Godhelpme!
LOL

Wish I still had a barn. But of course i'ld have to get a horse too...
arfie
arfie
Sorry Seamus. Weed warrior landscaping is my absolute least favorite place to ply my rake OCD. When I must mow, I use the mower to mulch it far enough to nourish the soil. No following mower, blowers or whackers for my raking OCD. It aggravates my psychosis far more than it soothes it.

Now if your local parks need a top-notch trailbuilder, we have something to talk about. Maybe. . . So many parks and so little time. . . Listening to the sounds of nature is a big part of the self-soothing I find in my raking and digging. If the tools are disturbing the birds, the ambiance which soothes my psychotic senses flies away with the birds. . .
arfie
arfie
P.S. Does sleeping in my tool shed qualify as taking my rake to bed with me? I routinely do that on the road.

I've thought about getting a horse, but horse people scare me. I have plenty of room for more than one, but. . . Can I buy a horse at Walmart rather than confusing myself by talking to horse people?
looney1
looney1
You could rescue a horse from a shelter then spend lots of time raking its yard. They do poop a lot lol. That would bypass the dedicated horse people and give your raking ocd a useful focus. Just joking of course. We all have our ways of coping, yours is one of the better ones. At least your not self medicating with drugs or alcohol, just physical activity and mindfulness.
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