I looked at the top post for this subreddit by jacked Melbourneguy I think and decided to follow its advice. And it’s actually freaking working surprisingly. I was at rock bottom and this had brought me to the point of considering suicide as it has many of you guys. Which is honestly what gave me the courage to follow the advice by jacked Melbourne guy and just relentlessly let it be. I stopped giving into compulsions, stopped avoiding situations I know would be uncomfortable, and stopped letting it stop me from things that I want to do. And slowly but surely it’s going away. I completely accepted that I was going to stare, that people will think I’m weird, and that they will not like me because of this, and surprisingly the opposite is happening. The more I see I can have people within my vision and not react to it and the person in my vision not reacting to it (and even if they do don’t tell yourself it was you because you’ll attribute every movement someone makes in your peripheral vision to it). The more and more I feel like I’m a normal person again. And it wasn’t easy but it is definitely possible. I’m actually able to pay attention in school now instead of constantly worrying if I’m making someone uncomfortable and looking for any subtle shift in body language that they can tell I’m looking. I’d say this method is like switching from punching a brick wall(compulsions) to climbing over it( letting the OCD be). Move as if you don’t have it and soon it’ll be a bad memory. And remember looking is human, everybody looks at everybody. You guys can do this and I’m wishing you all the best.

***Some general tips as well for anxiety***

\- **meditate**( at least 10 minutes everyday)

\-I would also slowly increase the time if you can it     helps more than you’d think

\- **Positive self talk**( if you notice yourself give into a compulsion don’t beat yourself up over it, tell yourself having and seeing people in your peripheral vision is normal and that you are doing a great job)

\-**Get good sleep consistently** (reduces anxiety)

\-**If you watch porn stop**( increases your anxiety a lot)

\-**Exercise**( at least 3 times a week )

Made some great progress recently and thought I’d share this